Author_Institution :
AutoSimulations Inc., Bountiful, UT, USA
Abstract :
The author describes the model development environment, process system, movement systems, 3D picture construction, and run-time environment for AutoMod II (AM II), an industrial simulation system that combines CAD-like drawing tools, with a powerful, engineering oriented language to model control logic and material flow. The result is the modeling of a manufacturing system in accurate, three-dimensional detail. AM II´s CAD features are used to define the physical layout of manufacturing, material handling, and distribution systems. The graphical interface accurately captures the physical constraints of distance, size, and space in 3D. AM II also provides the user with a set of expert based movement systems. As a result, the underlying model logic is generated automatically from the geometry and the movement system input parameters. AutoMod II animations show exactly the logic of the model. The 3D animation is an automatic part of model development
Keywords :
CAD; computer animation; digital simulation; graphical user interfaces; manufacturing computer control; manufacturing data processing; simulation languages; 3D animation; 3D picture construction; AM II; AutoMod II; CAD-like drawing tools; control logic; distribution systems; engineering oriented language; expert based movement systems; graphical interface; industrial simulation system; manufacturing system; material flow; material handling; model development environment; movement system input parameters; movement systems; physical constraints; process system; run-time environment; three-dimensional detail; Animation; Construction industry; Electrical equipment industry; Engineering drawings; Industrial control; Logic; Manufacturing industries; Power engineering and energy; Power system modeling; Runtime environment;
