Open Architecture Controller Interface Implementation for Machine Tools
Open architecture control (OAC) is a well-known, factory automation technology. There is, however, a big gap between the state-of-the art technology of OAC and industrial implementation. To fill the gap between the end users and vendors of OAC, two applications of OAC are explored. The first application is a user-customizable, remote monitoring system that can gather machine tool or machining process information generated by networked CNC (Computer Numerical Control) systems. For common open connectivity, OPC (OLE for Process Control) standard interface was used. The second application is hardware-in-the-loop simulation for machine tool development using a commercial OAC. The simulation model proves to be a useful tool for analyzing and verifying complex CNC machine tool system performance.
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Hi there,
you mentioned in section 3.2:
B incorporating real CNC hardware in the machine tool simulation, users can test nachine tool performance without building a complex machine tool controller model.
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The simulator structure (Fig.5), instead of using hardware connections, connects the dynamic model of the machine tool as well as the discrete components to the real controller
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Please clarify more details
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