Title :
Web-based virtual machining and measuring cell
Author :
Yao, Yingxue ; Liu, Changqing ; Li, Jianguang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. & Electr. Eng., Harbin Inst. of Technol., China
Abstract :
Remote design and manufacturing is one of the enabling technologies for implementation of virtual enterprise. Remote collaborative design and verification of NC machining process plays an important role in remote design and manufacturing. In this paper the authors present a Web-based architecture for remote collaborative design of NC machining process and NC program, a virtual machining and measuring cell is introduced and developed. The key technology for the virtual machining and measuring cell development is discussed, including digital workpiece description, cutting force prediction, etc. The feasibility has been verified by case studies.
Keywords :
Internet; computerised numerical control; control system CAD; groupware; virtual enterprises; virtual machining; NC machining; NC program; Web-based virtual machining; collaborative design; cutting force prediction; digital workpiece description; virtual enterprise; CADCAM; Collaboration; Computer aided manufacturing; Design automation; Force measurement; Internet; Milling; Virtual enterprises; Virtual machining; Virtual prototyping;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, 2005. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-84600-002-5
DOI :
10.1109/CSCWD.2005.194265