A reactive agent-based decision-making system for SBCE

Abstract

Nowadays, manufactured products offer more and more personalization. This paradigm is in acceleration due to the emergence of mass customization proposed by industry 4.0. To cope with this demand, industry must design suitable products and adhere to a strict specification. Tools and process were proposed to manage product design, validation and manufacturing such as Set-Based Concurrent Engineering (SBCE). Project Manager in charge of this critical step is helped by metrics and indicators. However, visual aid, dynamic and adatative solution, capable to reply in real-Time to a major project evolution does not exist. The aim of this paper is to present an approach for SBCE alternatives selection, based on the application of reactive multiagents systems. Multi-Agents systems are an efficient approach for problem solving and decision making in dynamic context. The proposal is evaluated in simulation on drone design optimization.