HPCC: A Distributed Architecture for Rapidly Reconfigurable Assembly Systems

HPCC：用于快速可重构装配系统的分布式架构

• 批准号: 9527190
• 负责人: Ralph Hollis
• 金额: $ 225.04万
• 依托单位: Carnegie-Mellon University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-11-01 至 2001-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9527190&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: HPCC; Distributed; Architecture; Rapidly; Reconfigurable

9527190 Hollis This research aims to improve assembly in product manufacturing. Assembly is a difficult and time-consuming process to automate, especially when small tolerances are necessary. This architecture for agile assembly is a strategic framework using agent-based robotic elements that are precise, modular, and extensible. These elements form sets of leased self-contained software/hardware modules that can be programmed and operated over the Internet, and can be brought together to form miniature agile factories for assembly. Such a scheme requires a combination of intelligent networked communication, distributed computing resources using high-performance processors, and distributed sensor/actuator subsystems of novel design. Design and construction of a prototype miniature factory according to the principles of agile assembly architecture will be carried out to validate the research and provide a unique and powerful reconfigurable platform for assembly research and evaluation by industry. Partial assembly of magnetic storage disk drives will serve as a testbed. This work aims to advance knowledge in three main areas: (1) seamless wide area and local area networking of distributed agents emphasizing high quality of service; (2) modular precision robotic assembly elements containing high-performance embedded processors; and (3) a comprehensive software environment for modeling, simulation, and programming of the miniature factories. The results of the research could allow manufacturers to develop a capability for geographically distributed design and deployment of assembly systems while providing drastically reduced changeover times, higher quality, and a new level of manufacturing system portability.

小行星9527190 本研究旨在改善产品制造中的装配。 装配是一个困难且耗时的自动化过程，特别是在需要小公差的情况下。 这种敏捷装配体系结构是一个战略框架，使用基于代理的机器人元素，是精确的，模块化的，可扩展的。 这些要素构成了一套租赁的独立软件/硬件模块，可以通过互联网编程和操作，并可以汇集在一起形成微型敏捷工厂进行组装。 这种方案需要智能网络通信、使用高性能处理器的分布式计算资源和新颖设计的分布式传感器/执行器子系统的组合。 本研究将依据敏捷装配体系结构原理设计并建造一个原型微型工厂，以验证本研究的可行性，并为工业界的装配研究和评价提供一个独特而强大的可重构平台。 磁存储磁盘驱动器的部分组装将作为一个试验台。 这项工作的目的是推进知识在三个主要领域：（1）无缝广域和局域网络的分布式代理强调高质量的服务;（2）模块化的精密机器人装配元素，包含高性能的嵌入式处理器;（3）一个全面的软件环境建模，仿真和编程的微型工厂。 研究结果可以使制造商开发地理分布设计和部署装配系统的能力，同时提供大幅减少的转换时间，更高的质量和制造系统可移植性的新水平。