Bridging the Gap between CAD and CAM — GIPPS: a Generative Integrated Process Planning System

1987 ◽  
pp. 325-329
Author(s):  
M. T. Khorami ◽  
C. R. McMillan ◽  
P. Mowforth
Keyword(s):  
Process Planning ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Integrated Process ◽  
Process Planning System

An Integrated Process Planning System Architecture for Machining and On-Machine Inspection

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaoyao F. Zhao ◽  
Xun W. Xu ◽  
Sheng Q. Xie ◽  
Tom R. Kramer ◽  
Fred M. Proctor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Process Planning ◽  
System Architecture ◽  
Data Model ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Integrated Process ◽  
Process Planning System ◽  
Inspection Process ◽  
Manufacturing Chain

Inspection is an essential part of the entire manufacturing chain providing measurement feedback to the process planning system. Fully automated machining requires automatic inspection process planning and real-time inspection results feedback. As inspection process planning is still based on G&M codes containing low-level information or vendor-specific bespoke routines, inspection process planning is mostly isolated from machining process planning. With the development of new data model standards STEP and STEP-NC providing high-level product information for the entire manufacturing chain, it is achievable to combine machining and inspection process planning to generate optimal machining and inspection sequences with real-time measurement results feedback. This paper introduces an integrated process planning system architecture for combined machining and inspection. In order to provide real-time inspection feedback, On-Machine Inspection (OMI) is chosen to carry out inspection operations. Implementation of the proposed architecture has been partially carried out with a newly developed data model and interpreter software. A case study was carried out to test the feasibility of the proposed architecture.

An integrated process planning system using feature reasoning and space search-based optimization

1999 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 597-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
BEHROKH KHOSHNEVIS ◽  
DUSAN N. SORMAZ ◽  
JOO Y. PARK
Keyword(s):  
Process Planning ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Integrated Process ◽  
Process Planning System

scholarly journals Modeling of an Integrated Process Planning System

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 567-576
Author(s):  
Qianfu Ni ◽  
Prasad K. D. V. Yarlagadda ◽  
Wen Feng Lu
Keyword(s):  
Process Planning ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Integrated Process ◽  
Process Planning System

A holonic architecture of the concurrent integrated process planning system

2003 ◽  
Vol 139 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 267-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Liang Gao ◽  
Felix T.S. Chan ◽  
Peigen Li
Keyword(s):  
Process Planning ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Integrated Process ◽  
Process Planning System

Knowledge-based computer-integrated process-planning system for aircraft structural parts

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenming Zhang ◽  
Jianxin Xu ◽  
Naikang Huang ◽  
Xitian Tian ◽  
Qijin Fan
Keyword(s):  
Process Planning ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Integrated Process ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Process Planning System ◽  
Structural Parts

Applications of Software Engineering to Manufacturing Process Planning

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Sundararajan ◽  
Paul K. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Process Planning ◽  
Tool Path ◽  
Numerical Control ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Cnc Milling ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Tool Selection ◽  
Process Planning System ◽  
New Algorithms

Agile methods of software development promote the use of flexible architectures that can be rapidly refactored and rebuilt as necessary for the project. In the mechanical engineering domain, software tends to be very complex and requires the integration of several modules that result from the efforts of large numbers of programmers over several years. Such software needs to be extensible, modular, and adaptable so that a variety of algorithms can be quickly tested and deployed. This paper presents an application of the unified process (UP) to the development of a research process planning system called CyberCut. UP is used to (1) analyze and critique early versions of CyberCut and (2) to guide current and future developments of the CyberCut system. CyberCut is an integrated process planning system that converts user designs to instructions for a computer numerical control (CNC) milling machine. The conversion process involves algorithms to perform tasks such as feature extraction, fixture planning, tool selection, and tool-path planning. The UP-driven approach to the development of CyberCut involves two phases. The inception phase outlines a clear but incomplete description of the user needs. The elaboration phase involves iterative design, development, and testing using short cycles. The software makes substantial use of design patterns to promote clean and well-defined separation between and within components to enable independent development and testing. The overall development of the software tool took about two months with five programmers. It was later possible to easily integrate or substitute new algorithms into the system so that programming resources were more productively used to develop new algorithms. The experience with UP shows that methodologies such as UP are important for engineering software development where research goals, technology, algorithms, and implementations show dramatic and frequent changes.

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