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2015 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
An Open Architecture Control System for Reconfigurable Numerically Controlled Machinery
verfasst von : AQ. Amra, J. Padayachee, G. Bright
Erschienen in: Machine Vision and Mechatronics in Practice
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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The demands of modern manufacturing require production systems to be flexible and adaptable. These systems must be able to respond to changes in product demand and the frequent introduction of new products and technology. This paper presents the development of an Open Architecture Controller (OAC) for reconfigurable Numerically Controlled (NC) machine tools. The research involved the development of a novel scalable solution that parallels the modular mechanical nature of reconfigurable machinery. A one to one mapping between mechanical and electronic systems was achieved by a modular distributed axis drive control system and a PC based OAC that had the ability to manage drive controllers from multiple vendors. A class based C++ implemented Graphical User Interface (GUI) allowed the user to configure the functions of the OAC to match a reconfigurable machine structure. The OAC was tested on a reconfigurable machine and the results are presented.