VIRTUAL PROTOTYPE TECHNIQUE IN MACHINE TOOL DESIGN

摘要

In the paper, the role of simulation research in machine tool designing processes is discussed. Basic problems of building a virtual model of a machine tool are described. A concept of program structure of an integrated simulation system is presented. Individual simulation tools (CAD/FEM/MSS/CAM/VNC class systems) are used in analyses of mechanical structure and control of a hexapod-type 3-axial machine built in the Institute of Production Engineering and Automation of Wroclaw University of Technology.