Development of Operation Planning Support System using XML Database of Machining Information
Koichi Morishige and Yuma Sato
Proceedings of 2008 International Symposium on Flexible Automation
(2008 ISFA), CD-ROM, JL018, (Atlanta, GA, USA, June 23-26, 2008)
Objectives of this study are development of operation planning support system
that uses standardized machining information. First, machining information
of tool, holder, machine tool, etc. are standardized by creating database
based on XML technology. The developed system consists of XML database of
machining information and some software modules. The cutting condition
determination module determines cutting condition, the tool path generation
modules generate cutter location data, and the post-processor module generates
NC data, while referring to XML database. Also, the system adopts case-based
reasoning technique in each module, which uses product data stored in the
system as a machining case. The system is mounted on a personal computer
that is connected with 5-axis controlled machine tool. The result shows
that the system enables sequential operations from determination of
cutting condition to actual machining only by inputting bare minimum
of information, and labor saving in operation planning is confirmed.
http://www.ims.mce.uec.ac.jp/
2008, by K.Morishige