Wireless Sensor Network Based Real-Time Monitoring and Control for Factory Automation

摘要

The main objective of this research is to design and implement a real-time monitoring and control system for factory automation based on wireless sensor networks. A flexible manufacturing system with four load/unload stations for programmable machines, a manipulator, a conveyor belt, and a MATLAB Simulink model has been designed. Each unit in the proposed FMS is considered as a node in a wireless sensor network. A fuzzy-based algorithm has been developed as intelligent decision maker to obtain the destination load/unload station for the selected object. The obtained results from both real and simulated systems confirm that the implemented FMS perform the required tasks with acceptable accuracy and speed.