EAGER/Cybermanufacturing: A Cybermanufacturing System for the Design and Fabrication of Manufacturing Equipment

网络制造是一个新兴领域，它将信息系统与用于将原材料转化为制成品的物理系统和硬件联系起来。网络制造是“物联网”的一个特定部分。网络制造的一个惊人成功的例子是集成电路的设计和制造，它使计算、电信等领域的革命成为可能。这项探索性研究（EAGER）早期概念拨款将研究用于制造设备设计和制造的网络制造系统。该系统将通过大幅减少与制造设备相关的交货时间和成本，对制造业的创新产生重大影响。通过减少交货时间和成本来激发制造业的创新，将使新产品设计成为可能，并使制造业的创新者能够通过快速改进来捍卫其市场地位。有了这些变化，制造业的创新者将能够获得经济利益，而不是眼睁睁地看着利益流向他人，并且可以设想制造业创新的可持续生态系统。从集成电路行业中吸取的教训是专注于要制造/制造的特定产品类别，因为这样可以创建用户社区，从而使总体努力超过临界质量，并允许有机增长。在这一课之后，该项目侧重于制造设备的设计和制造。这个重点领域提供了用户基础，影响很大，因此是可以实现的。这是因为：1)在制造设备的设计中，反复遇到类似的挑战，每种类型的挑战或子系统通常通过在有限的制造技术范围内的选择来解决，2)制造设备的设计是分层的，不是强耦合的，3)与其他领域相比，最难编纂的人为因素得到了更好的限制，对制造设备的竞争优势不那么重要。应用程序的基本要求（应用程序）将研究几类子系统，这些子系统经常被纳入制造设备。用户将直接与这些子系统应用程序交互。子系统应用程序将与前端的CAD系统和后端的采购应用程序进行接口。采购应用程序将与供应商进行交互。本工作将重点关注子系统应用程序和系统接口的需求。接口将包含编写系统块之间交换所需的抽象。

Cyber-manufacturing is the emerging field that links information systems with the physical systems and hardware used to turn raw materials into manufactured goods. Cyber-manufacturing is a specific part of "the internet of things." A stunningly successful example of cyber-manufacturing is the design and manufacture of integrated circuits that has enabled revolutions in computation, telecommunications and much more. This EArly-concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) award will investigate of a cyber-manufacturing system for the design and fabrication of manufacturing equipment. This system will have high impact on innovation in manufacturing by dramatically reducing the lead time and cost associated with manufacturing equipment. Invigorating innovation in manufacturing by reducing lead time and cost will enable new product designs and will allow innovators in manufacturing to defend their market positions through rapid improvement. With these changes, innovators in manufacturing will be able to capture economic benefit, rather than watching that benefit go to others, and a sustainable ecosystem in manufacturing innovation can be envisioned.The lesson learned from the integrated circuit industry is to focus on a specific product class to be fabricated/manufactured because in this way a user community is created which brings the aggregate effort above critical mass and allows for organic growth. Following this lesson, the project focuses on the design and fabrication of manufacturing equipment. This focus area provides the user base and is high impact, and is therefore achievable. This is because: i) in the design of manufacturing equipment, similar challenges are encountered repeatedly, and each type of challenge or subsystem is usually addressed by a choice among a limited range of fabrication technologies, ii) the design of manufacturing equipment is hierarchical and not strongly coupled, and iii) human factors, which are among the most difficult to codify, are better circumscribed and less critical to the competitive advantage of manufacturing equipment, as compared to other realms. Fundamental requirements for applications (apps) will be researched for several classes of subsystems which are frequently incorporated in manufacturing equipment. The user will interact directly with these subsystem apps. The subsystems apps will interface with a CAD system on the front end and a procurement app on the back end. The procurement app will interface with vendors. This work will focus on the requirements for the subsystem apps and the interfaces in the system. The interfaces will embody the abstractions required to codify the exchange between system blocks.