Abstract
The paper proposes an architecture for a unified computer-aided manufacturing (cam) software system for die and mould machining. Under the proposed architecture, all the major functions of various types of cam system are handled in a unified fashion: (a) the verification and correction of NC codes, (b) the generation of gouge-free NC codes from cad-file and coordinate-measuring machine data, (c) the accomodation of feedback and feedforward information, (d) the automatic generation of NC codes (i.e. generative NC), and (e) the support of concurrent-engineering and intelligent-manufacturing frameworks. The concept of a 'soft' master model is a key to the unified architecture. An approach to the implementation of such a unified cam system is also presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 235-243 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Computer-Aided Design |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1994 |
Keywords
- cam-system architecture
- die-surface machining
- generative numerical control
- numerical-control verification
