MRI: Development of a Parallel Machine Tool for Research and Education in Advanced Manufacturing

MRI：开发用于先进制造研究和教育的并行机床

• 批准号: 0320722
• 负责人: Robert Landers
• 金额: $ 16.61万
• 依托单位: Missouri University of Science and Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-08-15 至 2006-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0320722&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Development; Parallel; Machine; Tool

This Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) project provides for the development of a parallel machine tool for research and education in advanced manufacturing. The parallel machine tool will have the capability to perform parallel milling and drilling operations on both cylindrical and prismatic parts, as well as parallel lathing operations on cylindrical parts. The developed parallel machine tool will have an open control system providing for the ability to easily reconfigure the software structure and the monitoring, control, and diagnostic modules. The open control platform will provide the means to implement process planning and control laboratories in advanced manufacturing automation courses. Research projects that will be conducted on the developed parallel machine tool include hierarchical and process control, process planning for multiple cutting tools, object-oriented and fault tolerant manufacturing software systems, and virtual and internet manufacturing.Parallel machine tools utilize multiple tools simultaneously, but independently, on a single part. Thus, these machine tools offer the benefits of increased productivity due to multiple operations being performed simultaneously, increased quality due to a reduction in the number of setups, and decreased floor space. Further, their flexibility will make parallel machine tools a key component in future reconfigurable manufacturing enterprises. The development of the parallel machine tool in this proposal will create a platform for educational and research opportunities for this new class of machine tool.

这一重大研究仪器(MRI)项目为先进制造业的研究和教育提供了一种并行机床的开发。该并联机床将有能力对圆柱体和棱柱体零件进行平行铣削和钻孔操作，以及对圆柱体零件进行平行车削操作。开发的并联机床将具有开放式控制系统，能够轻松地重新配置软件结构以及监控、控制和诊断模块。开放式控制平台将提供在先进制造自动化课程中实施工艺规划和控制实验室的手段。该并联机床的研究项目包括层次化与过程控制、多刀具工艺规划、面向对象与容错制造软件系统、虚拟与网络制造等。因此，这些机床由于同时执行多个操作而提高了生产率，由于减少了安装次数而提高了质量，并且减少了占地面积。此外，它们的灵活性将使并联机床成为未来可重构制造企业的关键部件。该提案中的并联机床的发展将为这一新类别的机床创造一个教育和研究机会的平台。