Abstract
This paper is concerned with the engineering, i.e. the designing
and making, of industrial cell control systems. The focus is on
automated robot welding cells in the shipbuilding industry. The
industrial research project defines models and methods for design
and implemen-tation of computer based control and monitor-ing
systems for production cells. The project participants are The
Danish Academy of Technical Sciences, the Institute of
Manufacturing Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark
and ODENSE STEEL SHIPYARD Ltd.The manufacturing environment and
the current practice for engineering of cell control systems has
been analysed as well as automation software enablers. A number of
problems related to these issues are identified.In order to
support engineering of cell control systems by the use of
enablers, a generic cell control data model and an architecture
has been defined. Further, an engineering methodology is defined.
The three elements enablers, architecture and methodology
constitutes the Cell Control Engineering concept which has been
defined and evaluated through the implementation of two cell
control systems for robot welding cells in production at ODENSE
STEEL SHIPYARD.It is concluded that cell control technology
provides for increased performance in production systems, and that
the Cell Control Engineering concept reduces the effort for
providing and operating high quality and high functionality cell
control solutions for the industry.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Engineering models and methods for industrial cell control |
Publication date | 1997 |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Event | World Manufacturing Congress Manufacturing Technology (WMC 97) - Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 18 Nov 1997 → 21 Nov 1997 |
Conference
Conference | World Manufacturing Congress Manufacturing Technology (WMC 97) |
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Country/Territory | New Zealand |
City | Auckland |
Period | 18/11/1997 → 21/11/1997 |