Title :
Virtual manufacturing systems and environment
Author :
Hanwu, He ; Youlun, Xiong ; Shuzi, Yang ; Bo, Wu
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. Sci. & Eng., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
Virtual manufacturing (VM) is a simulation method whereby it is possible to estimate manufacturing processes without using real facilities. This paper gives an overview of the modelling and simulation environment of virtual manufacturing systems, and introduces the technologies of modelling and simulation such as object-oriented technology. We also discussed the virtual manufacturing systems framework, virtual manufacturing environment, and the automated manufacturability analysis. The main research issues of virtual manufacturing are discussed
Keywords :
digital simulation; manufacturing processes; object-oriented methods; production engineering computing; automated manufacturability analysis; manufacturing process estimation; object-oriented technology; simulation; virtual manufacturing systems; Computer aided manufacturing; Costs; Delay; Humans; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing processes; Object oriented modeling; Predictive models; Prototypes; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Technology, 1996. (ICIT '96), Proceedings of The IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3104-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICIT.1996.601526
