Design, implementation and validation of a system for the dynamic reconfiguration of open architecture machine tool controls

Oldknow, Kevin; Yellowley, I.

doi:10.1016/s0890-6955(00)00109-7

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“…Other works have proposed the use of software agents to solve the reconfiguration problem, similar as it is proposed in the described work [28]. However, most of the approaches described in the state of the art were considered to aid to integrate and develop the proposed model and sustain the main idea of the machine tool reconfiguration based on its components and employing KBES methodology to obtain, elicit, structure and manage the knowledge around the reconfigurable machine tool [19] …”

Section: Rms Rmts and Knowledge And Modeling For Manufacturingmentioning

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Development of a software application for machine tool reconfiguration using a knowledge-based engineering system approach

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Guemes

Contero

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IOS PressHincapie, M.; Guemes, D.; Contero González, MR.; Ramirez, M.; Diaz, C. (2016). Development of a software application for machine tool reconfiguration using a knowledgebased engineering system approach. AbstractThe automation processes industry has become increasingly expensive, which is why some small and medium sized enterprises are incapable of buying machine tools with automatic systems. This means that their processes are manual in many cases, and as a result they often have to rework their developed products due to the lack of precision and efficiency in their production processes. Considering that current manufacturing systems with variable machining and turning centers are gradually replacing dedicated systems for medium lot size production, the production systems' basic element, the machine tool, must be capable of working at high speeds with precision, and it must be reconfigurable. These systems must also be compatible and convertible in order to create economic benefits for customers. This article describes a specific software architecture designed to record all the data, information and knowledge concerning manufacturing systems. The software allows for the creation of a new knowledge database and works with it in the reconfiguration of machine tools depending on the rules, requirements and parameters needed to effectively modify production processes or products.

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Section: Rms Rmts and Knowledge And Modeling For Manufacturingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of a software application for machine tool reconfiguration using a knowledge-based engineering system approach

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Guemes

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“…There are six characteristics that are imperative for a reconfigurable system to possess and they are Modularity, Integrability, Customizability, Scalability, Convertibility and Diagnosibility [3]. To attain an almost ideal reconfigurable machine tool, an open-architecture control (OAC) system is required as explained by other scholars in order to achieve a smooth merge between the components of the RMT [6,7,8,9,10,11,12]. This also adequately deals with the third challenge mentioned above.…”

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An intelligent fuzzy PID controller for a reconfigurable machine tool

Ndzabukelwayo

Mpofu

Tlale³

2012

2012 International Conference on Information Security and Intelligent Control

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This paper gives an analysis of how intelligent control can be used to provide a viable solution in the development of a control system for a reconfigurable machine tool (RMT). Firstly, the principle of RMT is briefly explained and the challenges that hinder their development are inspected in order to bring forward the gap to be addressed by this paper. The objective in this paper is to look at the work that has been done by other scholars in the field of control and then integrating the knowledge from these in developing an open architecture (OA) based intelligent control system suitable for the RMT. The key focus areas in this paper are the analysis of commonly used controllers in industrial applications and the benefits of using open architecture control (OAC). Lastly a proposal on how the fuzzy-PID controller can be used in an OAC system for the RMT is given.

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“…Birla et al developed a reconfigurable controller based on the Microsoft COM framework and the Open Modular Architecture Controller (OMAC) application programming interfaces [21]. Oldknow and Yellowley demonstrated dynamic reconfiguration capability by expanding the University of British Columbia open architecture controller [22]. The National Research Council has developed a reconfigurable machine based on parallel kinematic mechanisms [23].…”

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<title>Distributed numerical controllers</title>

Orban

2001

SPIE Proceedings

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While the basic principles of Numerical Controllers (NC) have not changed much during the years, the implementation of NCs' has changed tremendously. NC equipment has evolved from yesterday's hard-wired specialty control apparatus to today's graphics intensive, networked, increasingly PC based open systems, controlling a wide variety of industrial equipment with positioning needs. One of the newest trends in NC technology is the distributed implementation of the controllers. Distributed implementation promises to offer robustness, lower implementation costs, and a scalable architecture. Historically partitioning has been done along the hierarchical levels, moving individual modules into "self contained" units. The paper discusses various NC architectures, the underlying technology for distributed implementation, and relevant design issues. First the functional requirements of individual NC modules are analyzed. Module functionality, cycle times, and data requirements are examined. Next the "infrastructure" for distributed node implementation is reviewed. Various communication protocols and distributed real-time operating system issues are investigated and compared. Finally, a different, vertical system partitioning, offering true scalability and reconfigurability is presented.

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Design, implementation and validation of a system for the dynamic reconfiguration of open architecture machine tool controls

Cited by 35 publications

References 20 publications

Development of a software application for machine tool reconfiguration using a knowledge-based engineering system approach

Development of a software application for machine tool reconfiguration using a knowledge-based engineering system approach

An intelligent fuzzy PID controller for a reconfigurable machine tool

<title>Distributed numerical controllers</title>

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