The development of the 'factory of the future' by major international corporations such as General Motors, IBM, Westinghouse, etc now involves many practising engineers. This book is an attempt to identify and describe some of the building blocks required for computer aided engineering for manufacture. It begins with numerical control and the infrastructure required for the automation of individual 'islands' within existing factories. Computer aided design and computer aided manufacture are then discussed in detail together with their integration to improve manufacturing efficiency and flexibility. Robotics and flexible manufacturing systems are examined, as well as the management of these systems required for production optimization. Finally, there is an overview of the relatively new field of artificial intelligence, which is being increasingly used in most aspects of computer aided engineering for manufacture. There are many topics which could have been included or expanded upon with advantage, but the authors have attempted to strike a balance so that the reader can obtain the maximum usefulness from a reasonably concise volume.
The development of the 'factory of the future' by major international corporations such as General Motors, IBM, Westinghouse, etc now involves many practising engineers. This book is an attempt to identify and describe some of the building blocks required for computer aided engineering for manufacture. It begins with numerical control and the infrastructure required for the automation of individual 'islands' within existing factories. Computer aided design and computer aided manufacture are then discussed in detail together with their integration to improve manufacturing efficiency and flexibility. Robotics and flexible manufacturing systems are examined, as well as the management of these systems required for production optimization. Finally, there is an overview of the relatively new field of artificial intelligence, which is being increasingly used in most aspects of computer aided engineering for manufacture. There are many topics which could have been included or expanded upon with advantage, but the authors have attempted to strike a balance so that the reader can obtain the maximum usefulness from a reasonably concise volume.
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Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 220 mm
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978-1-85091-093-0 (9781850910930)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
1 Introduction.- Evolution of computer aided manufacture (CAM).- Automation and CAM.- 2 Numerical control.- History of numerical control.- The conventional numerical control concept.- programming.- Real-time control of machine tools.- 3 Computer technology.- Computer assisted programming.- Automatic programmed tooling (APT).- Adaptive control.- Machinability data banks.- 4 Communications networking.- Conventional ways of connecting terminals.- Uses of computer networks.- Local area networks (LANs).- Wide area networks (WANs).- Network architecture: protocols and standards.- Data transmission.- 5 Computer process control monitoring.- Information provided by monitoring.- Supervisory computer control.- Communications networks for factory monitoring.- Programmable logic controllers (PLCs).- Input/output interfaces.- Shop floor information systems.- 6 The integration of CAD and CAM.- The evolution of CADCAM.- The concept of integration.- Fundamentals of CAD.- CAM software.- CADCAM database.- Where does CADCAM improve productivity?.- Defining CADCAM project objectives.- Procedures to be followed in a CADCAM implementation.- 7 Robotics technology and applications.- Definition of an industrial robot.- Basic components of industrial robots.- Robot performance characteristics.- Commercial robots.- Future developments.- Problem areas.- Future trends.- 8 Flexible manufacturing systems.- The growth of flexible processing and handling.- FMS characteristics.- Flexibility.- Computer control functions.- Material handling in the FMS.- FMS-GT connection.- Prospects for FMS in UK industry.- 9 Computer aided production management.- Objectives of CAPM.- Functions of CAPM.- Stock recording and control.- Material requirements planning (MRP).- Capacity requirements planning (CRP).- Process planning.- CAPM package systems.- Cost estimation and financial justification of CAPM.- The effects of CAPM on the UK manufacturing industry.- Computer integrated manufacturing.- 10 Artificial intelligence in manufacturing.- Fifth generation computer systems.- Expert systems.- Expert system languages.- Problem solving and planning.- Diagnostic problems.- Application of AI in engineering design and manufacture.- Application of AI in computer aided process planning.- Limitations of existing AI applications.- Management guidelines towards AI implementation.- The future for artificial intelligence.- Research directions for AI in manufacturing.- References and Bibliography.
