Experience Report in Developing and Applying a Method for Self-Organisation to Agile Manufacturing

Abstract

The design and implementation of distributed, self-organising and self-adaptive systems are challenging. This article details our experience gained during the development of self-organising assembly systems, which provide solutions for user-friendly agile manufacturing systems. More specifically, we describe how both a development method for self-organising systems, called MetaSelf, and the above particular application were progressively shaped, each influencing the other.