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Research on flexible job shop scheduling problem with AGV using double DQN

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  • Minghai Yuan

    (Hohai University
    Hohai University)

  • Liang Zheng

    (Hohai University
    Hohai University)

  • Hanyu Huang

    (Hohai University
    Hohai University)

  • Kaiwen Zhou

    (Hohai University
    Hohai University)

  • Fengque Pei

    (Hohai University
    Hohai University)

  • Wenbin Gu

    (Hohai University
    Hohai University)

Abstract

In the context of Industry 4.0 and intelligent manufacturing, AGVs are widely used in flexible job shop resource transportation, which sharply increases the uncertainty and complexity of the scheduling process. For this reason, an improved double Deep Q Network (DDQN) real-time scheduling method is proposed for the Flexible Job Shop Scheduling Problem with Automated Guided Vehicle (FJSP-AGV) to minimize the makespan. Firstly, the optimization model of the FJSP-AGV is established, and the corresponding constraints and the objective function are defined. Then, the FJSP-AGV is converted into a Markov Decision Process (MDP), in which the state space, action space, and reward function are defined in detail. Next, an improved DDQN is proposed to generate the optimal scheduling policy considering AGV. Finally, the computational experiments are conducted based on data from public benchmarks and the real-world flexible job shop, and the results demonstrate the accuracy and effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

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  • Minghai Yuan & Liang Zheng & Hanyu Huang & Kaiwen Zhou & Fengque Pei & Wenbin Gu, 2025. "Research on flexible job shop scheduling problem with AGV using double DQN," Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Springer, vol. 36(1), pages 509-535, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joinma:v:36:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s10845-023-02252-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s10845-023-02252-8
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