PC Based Open Architecture Machine Tool Control Conferences

abstract

• Abstract This paper describes the design and implementation of a PC based Open Architecture machine tool controller. The PC based OAC is based on a distributed, peer to peer functional model of the entire machine controller system. Machine motion and I/O functionality is provided by a machine server module. The machine server is designed to provide a uniform interface, and layer of abstraction, for user applications to all machine services. A PC based motion and I/O solution was designed to provide an open, standard interface to the machine. The overall cost / performance ratio of the PC based OAC makes it an attractive alternative to conventional machine tool control technologies. Intelligent process monitoring and control strategies are implemented with the OAC on a 3-axis machining centre. Power, force, and vibration monitoring and control applications are discussed in this paper.

authors

• Elbestawi, Mohamed Abdelaziz
• Bailey, TE
• Renton, DDA
• Elbestawl, MA

status

• published 

publication date

• November 16, 1997

published in

• Manufacturing Science and Engineering: Volume 1  Journal

presented at event

• ASME 1997 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition  Conference

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1115/imece1997-1073

start page

• 39

end page

• 48

volume

• 1997-V