TY - GEN
T1 - Design of a STEP-compliant CNC System for Intelligent Manufacturing
AU - Liu, R. L.
AU - Zhang, C. R.
AU - Zhang, X. Z.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The emerging standard ISO 14649, informally known as STEP-NC, presents an opportunity to revolutionize computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools, which plays an ever-increasingly important role in modern manufacturing. This paper proposes a framework for the future CNC systems aimed to fit in a STEP-compliant manufacturing scenario. The proposed system (ST-CNC), which consists of five functional modules namely interpretation, micro-process planning, simulation, control and supervision, and in-process inspection modules, is designed as an intelligent system capable of both decision-making and machine control to support intelligent manufacturing and streamline the information flow in the process chain. Major technological issues such as part program interpretation, micro-process planning and toolpath calculation at the machine are also addressed, and a number of functional modules have been implemented along with the prototype development based on an open CNC kernel.
AB - The emerging standard ISO 14649, informally known as STEP-NC, presents an opportunity to revolutionize computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools, which plays an ever-increasingly important role in modern manufacturing. This paper proposes a framework for the future CNC systems aimed to fit in a STEP-compliant manufacturing scenario. The proposed system (ST-CNC), which consists of five functional modules namely interpretation, micro-process planning, simulation, control and supervision, and in-process inspection modules, is designed as an intelligent system capable of both decision-making and machine control to support intelligent manufacturing and streamline the information flow in the process chain. Major technological issues such as part program interpretation, micro-process planning and toolpath calculation at the machine are also addressed, and a number of functional modules have been implemented along with the prototype development based on an open CNC kernel.
KW - CNC
KW - Intelligent manufacturing
KW - STEP-NC
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=45749119924&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.scientific.net/AMM.10-12
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.10-12.717
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.10-12.717
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:45749119924
SN - 0878494707
SN - 9780878494705
T3 - Applied Mechanics and Materials
SP - 717
EP - 721
BT - e-Engineering and Digital Enterprise Technology
A2 - Cheng, Kai
A2 - Yao, Yingxue
A2 - Zhou, Liang
PB - Trans Tech Publications Ltd
T2 - 6th International Conference on e-Engineering and Digital Enterprise Technology
Y2 - 26 August 2007 through 29 August 2007
ER -