University: Facultad de Ingeniería Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones de la Universidad del Cauca

(convenio Escuela Naval Almirante Padilla), Colombia

Master thesis title: Estructura de Control para Procesos de Producción desde el Paradigma de los
Sistemas Holónicos de Manufactura (Spanish)
Author: Ing. Luis Alberto Cruz Salazar
Abstract: In recent years there is a need to establish new control structures in manufacturing systems.
There are requirements that derive from the complex demands of the current market, which are not
covered by traditional hierarchical schemes. For this reason, new models face these demands, such as
those based on intelligent entities, which are nowadays reality. These modern paradigms arise because
programming techniques play an increasingly important role in distributed (non-hierarchical) production
systems. A particular case is the holons, which are considered software of autonomous and intelligent
entities. A holon may contain a physical resource that is connected by suitable communication protocols,
such as the IEC 61499 standard. In the present work, it is proposed to validate a control structure for
production processes, from the Holonic Systems or HMS paradigm. This objective is supported by the
theory developed in dynamic systems to discrete events, so as to satisfy the properties of autonomy,
flexibility, cooperation, proactivity and reactivity of holonic architecture. The methodology is holistic. First,
the definitions, advantages, and disadvantages –among other characteristics–of traditional architectures
for holonic manufacturing systems are compared. From this perspective, the techniques and theories are
presented in the supervision and control of production systems, according to ISA-95 levels. At the end, an
HMS is developed and validated, through a case study implementation. On the results obtained, the HMS
system is described at a detailed level and based on models with UML, IDEF0 and Petri Nets. Structural
and dynamic holonic architecture is characterized. It is then validated by the use of a programmable logic
controller, on a plant in 3D with Factory I / O. The PLC is programmed according to the IEC 61131-3 and
IEC 61499-1 standards and It can be connected to a human-machine interface (HMI), in order to interact
with the system. It is concluded that the architecture implemented has minimal holonic characteristics,
such as autonomy and cooperation. It is also more efficient because it is geared towards fulfilling global
missions and goals. It is considered an HMS architecture adaptable to changes and robust to possible
disturbances. This work is envisaged as a source of information of significant value for future proposals in
HMS. This thesis is useful for the development of intelligent industrial automated systems, based on the
holonic Product Unit (PU).
Keywords: Holonic Product Unit, Holonic Manufacturing Systems, Industrial Automation, Intelligent
Manufacturing Systems, IEC 61499.
Videos results on YouTube:
1. Holonic Manufacturing Control System (1 of 5): Assembly Of Parts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6KojBvCM3M&t=77s
2. Holonic Manufacturing Control System (2 of 5): Autonomy of HMS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YNvxVIi7J0&t=24s
3. Holonic Manufacturing Control System (3 of 5): Sending a Mission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0mTaWMaAhg&t=116s
4. Holonic Manufacturing Control System (4 of 5): HMS Coordinator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLEcGlmKOlQ&t=13s
5. Holonic Manufacturing Control System (5 of 5): Cooperativeness in Failures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv8cc6F8i8o&t=15s