Journal of South China University of Technology (Natural Science Edition) ›› 2014, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 111-117.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-565X.2014.04.017

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Modeling and Balance Point Characteristics of Bucket Brigades Assembly Line

Liu Yan- hou Zuo Dun- wen Zhang Dan   

  1. College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering,Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics,Nanjing 210016,Jiangsu,China
  • Received:2013-11-04 Revised:2014-01-28 Online:2014-04-25 Published:2014-03-03
  • Contact: 左敦稳(1962-)，男，教授，博士生导师，主要从事智能制造技术研究． E-mail:imit505@nuaa.edu.cn
  • About author:刘俨后(1985-)，男，博士生，主要从事装配线调度、制造系统优化研究．E-mail:liuyanhou@163．com
  • Supported by:

    国防 “十二五” 预研资助项目;中国博士后科学基金资助项目(2012M511268);江苏省博士后科研资助计划项目(1102053C)

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Abstract:

According to the difference in station constraints,the bucket brigades assembly line (BBAL) is dividedinto three types,namely BBAL-1,BBAL-2 and BBAL-3,and the corresponding mathematical models are estab-lished to comparatively investigate the self- balancing and self- organizing performance of the three types of BBALs.It is found that (1) both BBAL-1 and BBAL-2 possess only one balance point and good convergence from anystates to the balance point; (2) the balance point of BBAL-3 is of uncertainty; and (3) BBAL-3 becomes self- ba-lanced at the balance point if the point exists,even though it cannot converge to the balance point from any states.The above- mentioned conclusions are finally proved by numerical simulations.

Key words: bucket brigade, assembly line, self- balancing, mathematical model, numerical simulation

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