Approach for Generation of Complete Virtual Machine Tools based on a Unified Model Description
Year: 2012
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Generation of controllable machine tool models is essential for virtualization of manufacturing processes.Though the generation is still very time-consuming, main applications will be found in expensive software with proprietary model descriptions.The presented approach allows the generation of complete machine tool models in a really short time.The generated models are fully controllable and also combine with an interface suitable to establish a connection to any CNCcontrol.This is feasible by unifying the description for the model's kinematics and its graphics attributes.Based on the unified model description, a fully controllable machine tool model can be generated automatically using forward transformation and linking the graphics data to it.It is also possible to add physical aspects and behavior to the machine model and its components.Through the consequent description as modular parts, the axes of the machine tool become interchangeable.First, virtual machine tools are successfully created by applying the integrated module for visualization.These machines can be screened as a part of a single application and can be scaled up to fully immersive environments.
Authors: Martin Erler, Marius Essers
Language: English
Subfield: Control and Systems Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4229769701