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US 2005/0171629 A1Published application
Intelligent step-nc controller
AssigneePostech Foundation
InventorsSuk-Hwan Suh, Sang-Uk Cheon
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Abstract
An intelligent STEP-NC (Standard for the Exchange of Produce model-Numerical Controller) overcomes short-comings of conventional NCs with a closed structure The intelligent STEP-NC intelligently performs a machining process based on ISO 14649 data while autonomously coping with an emergency at a shop-floor. Thus, the discontinuity of information in a CAD-CAM-CNC chain where the current NCs are operated can be overcome and the concept of “design-to-manufacture” can be realized.
Claims7
An intelligent STEP-NC comprising:
- a control module for reflecting functional level requirements of each controller of a machining tool;
- a SFP/TPG module for reflecting data interface level requirements;
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- a common DB module for storing therein data generated, updated and referred to by the control module and the SFP/TPG module.
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