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”的一个具体组成部分。网络制造的一个令人震惊的成功例子是集成电路的设计和制造，它使计算、电信和更多领域发生了革命。这一早期概念探索性研究(EIGER)奖将调查用于设计和制造制造设备的网络制造系统。该系统将极大地减少与制造设备相关的交付期和成本，从而对制造业的创新产生重大影响。通过减少交货期和成本来振兴制造业的创新，将使新的产品设计成为可能，并将使制造业的创新者通过快速改进来捍卫自己的市场地位。有了这些变化，制造业的创新者将能够获得经济效益，而不是眼睁睁地看着这种好处流向其他人，制造业创新中的可持续生态系统也可以被设想出来。从集成电路行业学到的教训是，专注于要制造/制造的特定产品类别，因为这样就创造了一个用户社区，使总努力超过临界质量，并允许有机增长。在这一课之后，该项目的重点是制造设备的设计和制造。这一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：i)在制造设备的设计中，反复遇到类似的挑战，并且每种类型的挑战或子系统通常通过在有限的制造技术中进行选择来解决；ii)制造设备的设计是分层的，并且不是强耦合的；以及iii)与其他领域相比，最难编码的人为因素受到更好的限制，并且对制造设备的竞争优势不那么关键。将针对制造设备中经常包含的几类子系统研究应用程序的基本要求(APP)。用户将直接与这些子系统应用程序交互。这些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连接。采购应用程序将与供应商进行交互。这项工作将集中在对系统中的子系统应用程序和接口的要求上。这些接口将包含对系统块之间的交换进行编码所需的抽象。

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.