Subtask scheduling for distributed robots in cloud manufacturing

W Li, C Zhu, LT Yang, L Shu, ECH Ngai… - IEEE Systems …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the limitation of capacity in an enterprise, cooperation among these enterprises is
necessary to handle a complex production task. Cloud manufacturing (CMF) provides a …

Scheduling of decentralized robot services in cloud manufacturing with deep reinforcement learning

Y Liu, Y Ping, L Zhang, L Wang, X Xu - Robotics and Computer-Integrated …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cloud manufacturing is a service-oriented manufacturing model that offers manufacturing
resources as cloud services. Robots are an important type of manufacturing resources. In …

Workload-based multi-task scheduling in cloud manufacturing

Y Liu, X Xu, L Zhang, L Wang, RY Zhong - Robotics and Computer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cloud manufacturing is an emerging service-oriented business model that integrates
distributed manufacturing resources, transforms them into manufacturing services, and …

Multi-objective resource allocation for edge cloud based robotic workflow in smart factory

M Afrin, J Jin, A Rahman, YC Tian, A Kulkarni - Future generation computer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Multi-robotic services are widely used to enhance the efficiency of Industry 4.0 applications
including emergency management in smart factory. The workflow of these robotic services …

Two-level multi-task scheduling in a cloud manufacturing environment

F Li, TW Liao, L Zhang - Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 2019 - Elsevier
Cloud manufacturing is a new paradigm of global manufacturing networks. In a cloud
manufacturing environment, the problem of scheduling multiple heterogeneous tasks is very …

Industrial cloud robotics towards sustainable manufacturing

J Liu, W Xu, J Zhang, Z Zhou… - International …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Cloud Robotics (CR) is the combination of Cloud Computing and Robotics, which
encapsulate resources related with robots as services and is also the robotics' next stage of …

Cloud robotics in smart manufacturing environments: Challenges and countermeasures

H Yan, Q Hua, Y Wang, W Wei, M Imran - Computers & Electrical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract In Smart Manufacturing Environments (SME), the use of cloud robotics is based on
the integration of cloud computing and industrial robots, which provides a new technological …

Resource allocation and service provisioning in multi-agent cloud robotics: A comprehensive survey

M Afrin, J Jin, A Rahman, A Rahman… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic applications nowadays are widely adopted to enhance operational automation and
performance of real-world Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) including Industry 4.0 …

Latency-aware task assignment and scheduling in collaborative cloud robotic systems

S Li, Z Zheng, W Chen, Z Zheng… - 2018 IEEE 11th …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Traditional robotic systems are often incapable of handling complex tasks due to hardware
constraints, such as computing ability, storage space, and battery capacity. Cloud robotic …

Energy-efficient optimal task offloading in cloud networked multi-robot systems

A Rahman, J Jin, A Rahman, A Cricenti, M Afrin… - Computer Networks, 2019 - Elsevier
Task offloading plays a critical role in cloud networked multi-robot systems for leveraging
computation support from cloud infrastructure and benefiting greatly from the well-developed …