Research on Manual Scheduling Technology Using the Pattern of Human-Computer Cooperation

Abstract

The automatic scheduling is not suitable for manufacture in most case, because it cannot fully utilize the experience of the operator and effectively response the disturbance events from the production progress. In order to solve these problems the manual scheduling technology using the pattern of human-computer collaborative is proposed. The graphical scheduling block has been discrete through applying the kernel methods including the combination of multi-layer displaying of Gantt-Chart, the model of machine calendar, mouse selected mechanism and auxiliary function for manual scheduling. By building multi-layer normative modular manual scheduling operations, we divide the manual scheduling operation into three steps: the selection of manual scheduling process, the selection of the inserting base, and the inserting mode. At the same time constrains transferring mode provoked by the three kinds of inserting mode is analyzed. By controlling constrains in the progress of the manual adjustment makes sure that the manual scheduling result meets the demand of job shop production. Finally, the algorithms in this paper are validated by the software developed with C++.