Title :
Design of virtual machining and measuring cell based on agent
Author :
Zhang, Tiejun ; Yao, Yingxue ; Yan, Zhejun ; Liu, Huaming
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Harbin Inst. of Technol., China
Abstract :
To implement virtual machining and to optimize the process planning, forecast and measure processing quality, an architecture of virtual machining and measuring cell (VMMC) based on agent was put forward. It is a concurrent virtual system with multi-agent and CORBA. Some basic problems on this architecture are researched in this paper, and solutions are found. Adopting the broker-agent architecture, this system is better in openness and extensibility and its architecture is more flexible. The foundation of this architecture makes the cooperation more harmonious between VMMC and others such as CAD/CAM system and machining plot on manufacturing network. It lays a good foundation for development in the future
Keywords :
CAD/CAM; concurrent engineering; distributed object management; machining; manufacture; measurement systems; software agents; CAD/CAM system; CORBA; agent; broker-agent architecture; concurrent virtual system; forecast optimisation; manufacturing network; multi-agent; process planning optimisation; processing quality measurement optimisation; virtual machining and measuring cell; Agile manufacturing; Error correction; Manufacturing processes; Manufacturing systems; Mechanical variables measurement; Process planning; Software measurement; Technology forecasting; Virtual machining; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Electronics Conference, 1999. (IVEC '99) Proceedings of the IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Changchun
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5296-3
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.1999.830722
