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Intelligent Control and Integration of Manufacturing Systems

Objective

The main objective of the proposed NOE in "Intelligent Control and Integration of Manufacturing Systems" (ICIMS) is to pool together and enhance the human and material resources of leading research and academic institutions as well as all related industries, aiming at the creation of an infrastructure that will allow the coordination of research and development, provide the leadership for new research directions, efficiently disseminate the new knowledge and help the effective training of professionals and students alike. The long term industrial goal of the NOE ICIMS is to develop and contribute the necessary tools so that an Adaptive Intelligent Factory (ADIF) become a reality in the long run of 10-12 years. The distinct feature of ADIF would be the effective linkage of intelligence and integration.

Most complex manufacturing systems and many natural processes are of a distributed nature and are characterised by the interaction of many agents trying to solve a variety of problems. In these systems, each agent has an individual, local view of the problem, and at the same time must successfully interact with other subsystems and agents in order to find global solutions to the problems posed. One of the difficulties in both the design and the understanding of distributed Complex Manufacturing Systems comes from the lack of central controls and the conflicting, uncertain, incomplete and delayed knowledge from the agents.

Although there has been considerable progress in theoretical as well as applied research in developing isolated "islands of excellence" in the areas of systems controls and integration of systems, relatively little has been developed in the evaluation of the global behaviour of these systems as they are scaled up to deal with more realistic problems. This is an important issue since the individual agents must not only be designed to cooperate with each other, but also to adapt appropriately to global consequences of their actions (holonic systems). Thus, it is required that considerable basic and applied research in this area be undertaken as well as coordinated in order to develop the necessary generic tools which will enable the design of future Complex Manufacturing Systems in which "Intelligent Control" and "Integration" will be the central factor.

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UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS
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26500 Rio Patras
Greece

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Participants (55)

ALFAMICRO-SISTEMAS DE COMPUTADORES
Portugal
Address
Rua Pedro Ivo, 12a
1700 Lisboa

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ALGOSYSTEMS
Greece
Address
Sygrou Avenue, 183, 76104
17121 Athenes

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BUDAPEST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Hungary
Address

1521 Budapest

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British Aerospace Defence Ltd
United Kingdom
Address
Guild Centre Lords Walk
PR1 1RE Preston

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CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
United Kingdom
Address
Road Wharley End
MK43 0AL Cranfield,bedford

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Computer and Automation Institute
Hungary
Address
Kende. U. 13-17
1111 Budapest

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Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
Spain
Address
Serrano 144
28006 Madrid

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Daimler-Benz AG
Germany
Address
Epplestraße 225
70567 Stuttgart

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Eindhoven University of Technology
Netherlands
Address
Den Dolecht 2
5600 MB Eindhoven

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FATRONICA
Portugal
Address
R. Manuel Dos Santos, 17-a
1900 Lisboa

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FATRONIK SYSTEM
Spain
Address
Poligono Ibaitarte, 1160
20870 Elgoibar

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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung eV (FhG)
Germany
Address
Wilhelminenstraße 7
64283 Darmstadt

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HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
Finland
Address
Otakaari, 1
02150 Espoo

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INSTITUTO DE AUTOMATICA INDUSTRIAL
Spain
Address
Km. 22,8 N-iii, La Poveda, 0
28500 Arganda Del Rey

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INTRACOM
Greece
Address
Markopoulou Avenue, 19.5 Km, 68
19002 Peania

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INTRASOFT SA
Greece
Address
Adrianiou & Papada Str., 2
11525 Athens

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Imperial Chemical Industries plc (ICI)
United Kingdom
Address
6 Chilton House
TS23 1LD Billingham

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KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
Belgium
Address
Oude Markt 13
3000 Leuven

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LUND UNIVERSITY
Sweden
Address
, 117
S 221 00 Lund

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Mercedes-Benz AG
Germany
Address
Mercedesstraße 136
70327 Stuttgart

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Nederland. Philips Bedrijven Bv
Netherlands
Address
Prof. Holstlaan 4
5656 AA Eindhoven

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Nestec York Ltd
United Kingdom
Address

YO1 1XY York

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PHILIPS IA KASSEL
Germany
Address
Miramstraße 87
34123 Kassel

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Pirelli SpA
Italy
Address
Piazza Cadorna
20132 Milano

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Politecnico di Torino
Italy
Address
Corso Duca Degli Abruzzi 24
10129 Torino

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RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATICS (ICI)
Romania
Address
Averescu Avenue, 8-10
71316 Bucharest 1

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ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Sweden
Address

S-10044 Stockholm

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RUHR-UNIVERSITY BOCHUM
Germany
Address
Universitätsstraße 150
44780 Bochum

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SILESIAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, GLIWICE
Poland
Address
Ul.b.krzywoustego, 2
44100 Gliwice

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SLOVAK TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Sema Group SA
France
Address
16-20 Rue Barbes
92126 Montrouge

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TECHNICAL UNIV. OF DENMARK
Denmark
Address
Anker Engelundsvej
2800 Lyngby

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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE
Greece
Address
Iroon Politechniou, 37
Hania

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Technical University Athens
Greece
Address
Zografou Campus
Athens

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Technische Universität Berlin
Germany
Address
Einsteinufer 25
10587 Berlin

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UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID
Spain
Address
Jose Guttierez Abasca, 2
28006 Madrid

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UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA
Spain
Address
Apartado, 22012
46071 Valencia

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UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO
Portugal
Address
Campus Universitario, 400
3800 Aveiro

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UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO
Portugal
Address
Rua Dos Bragas, 4099 Codex
4000 Porto

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UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX 1
France
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Bordeaux

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UNIVERSITE DE TOULOUSE 1, SCIENCES SOCIALES
France
Address
Place Anatole France
31042 Toulouse

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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GALWAY
Ireland
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Galway

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UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND METALLURGY
Poland
Address
Al. Mickiewicza, 30
30059 Krakow

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UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
United Kingdom
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16, Richmond Street
Glasgow

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UNIVERSITY OF TRONDHEIM NORWEGIAN INS. OF TECHN.
Norway
Address
, 0
7034 Trondheim

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UNIVERSITY OF VESZPREN
Hungary
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Veszpren

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University of Bradford
United Kingdom
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Richmond Road
BD7 1DP Bradford

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University of Liverpool
United Kingdom
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Brownlow Hill
L69 3BX Liverpool

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University of Reading
United Kingdom
Address
Whiteknights
RG6 2AS Reading

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Università degli Studi di Firenze
Italy
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Via Santa Marta 3
50129 Firenze

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Università degli Studi di Genova
Italy
Address
Via Opera Pia 11a
16145 Genova

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Universität Bremen
Germany
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Hochschulring 20
28359 Bremen

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Universität Fridericana Karlsruhe (Technische Hochschule)
Germany
Address
Kaiserstraße 12
76128 Karlsruhe

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Université de Nancy
France
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Nancy

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Warsaw University of Technology
Poland
Address
Nowowiejska 15/19
00-665 Warsaw

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