Framework for accurate simulation and model-based control of hybrid manufacturing processes

摘要

Accuracy is one of the main metrics to evaluate a manufacturing system. The increasing of the current manufacturing technologies and processes accuracy is still an ongoing activity. In this direction, a model-based approach for robot and hybrid manufacturing processes is presented in this paper. The proposed framework focuses on the optimization of hybrid manufacturing processes by developing accurate simulation models of multi-arm robot and processes in order to increase throughput, energy and material efficiency, quality and accuracy, allowing the processing of large and complex geometries. This is achieved by evaluating real time closed loop control schemas with sophisticated sensorial and monitoring systems. Moreover, a machine programming module for allowing the user to easy program and re-configure the machine will also be described.