An industrial robot is to perform n tasks, Each task will be executed by exactly one of robot's m grabs. Precedence relations are given by a finite directed acyclic graph such that some tasks can be performed only after other tasks have been completed. The problem is to find a sequence of tasks which fits the precedence relations and minimizes the number of grab's changes, The problem is shown to be NP-hard and a polynomial algorithm for a special case including the two-grab-problem is presented.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 597-605 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Optimization |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1985 |
ID: 54298162