Title :
A new software environment for design of automated workcells
Author :
Welz, Bernd G. ; Lueth, Tim C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Real-Time Comput. Syst. & Robotics, Karlsruhe Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The authors present the automatic system configurator (ASC), a software environment for the design of automated workcells. ASC consists of a number of tools which provide support at various stages of the planning of complex machine tools and workcells. It contains three tools for configuration and one layout planning tool. The tools can be used and stand-alone basis or in an integrated fashion via an information management system. Each ASC tool is a contribution to CIM in its own right. The configuration tools are knowledge based and stress in particular the knowledge acquisition aspects. The layout planning can be fully automatic, taking into account kinematic aspects for the layout planning of robots cells
Keywords :
computer aided facilities layout; computer integrated manufacturing; knowledge acquisition; knowledge based systems; software packages; CIM; IKBS; automated workcells; automatic system configurator; computer aided facilities layout; information management system; kinematic aspects; knowledge acquisition; layout planning tool; robots cells; software environment; stand-alone basis; Computer integrated manufacturing; Expert systems; Information management; Machine tools; Meeting planning; Process planning; Real time systems; Robotics and automation; Software design; Standards development;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1992. Proceedings., 1992 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2720-4
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1992.220175
