Seminar Details
2026-05-12 (14:00) : Supervisory Control–Driven Scheduling for Complex Manufacturing Systems
At Euler building (room A.002)
Duration: 60 minutes
Organized by Mathematical Engineering
Speaker :
Patrícia Pena (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Abstract :
This talk presents methods for solving scheduling problems in manufacturing systems using Supervisory Control Theory (SCT) of Discrete Event Systems. The objective is to ensure that task sequences are logically correct and physically feasible by design while optimizing performance. The presentation outlines three strategies: i) reducing model complexity to accelerate the search for optimal solutions; ii) maximizing simultaneous resource activity as a heuristic to find solutions; and iii) using Markov Decision Processes to learn optimal scheduling policies for real-time application. Aspects of implementation in PLCs are discussed, and other related problems of interest are identified.