Title :
Object-Oriented Modeling of Complex Mechatronic Components for the Manufacturing Industry
Author :
Secchi, Cristian ; Bonfe, Marcello ; Fantuzzi, Cesare ; Borsari, Roberto ; Borghi, Davide
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena
Abstract :
The advantages of object-oriented modeling, as modularity and reusability of components, are very important not only for software development but also for modeling manufacturing systems. Recently, a unified object-oriented approach for modeling both the logical and the physical part of a manufacturing machine has been proposed. In this paper, we show the effectiveness of this new modeling framework on an industrial application. The case study consists of the package forming unit of a filling machine for liquid food packaging, developed by Tetra Pak Carton Ambient S.p.A.
Keywords :
filling; food processing industry; mechatronics; object-oriented methods; packaging; production engineering computing; production equipment; Tetra Pak Carton Ambient S.p.A; complex mechatronic components; component modularity; component reusability; filling machine; liquid food packaging; manufacturing industry; manufacturing machine; manufacturing systems; object-oriented modeling; package forming unit; software development; Application software; Filling; Food manufacturing; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing systems; Mechatronics; Object oriented modeling; Packaging machines; Programming; Virtual manufacturing; Bond graphs; manufacturing systems; object-oriented modeling;
Journal_Title :
Mechatronics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMECH.2007.910114
