Flexible PC-based CNC machine control system

An Intelligent CNC Machine Control System Architecture

Intelligent, agile manufacturing relies on automated programming of digitally controlled processes. Currently, processes such as Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machining are difficult to automate because of highly restrictive controllers and poor software environments. It is also difficult to utilize sensors and process models for adaptive control, or to integrate machining processes wit...

A PC – Based Controller for the Computer Numerically - Controlled ( CNC ) LASER Machine

Abstract—This study presents the development of a PCbased controller for the 3-axis computer numericallycontrolled (CNC) LASER machine. This includes the use of an MK-II motion controller board in controlling the three (3) EziServo stepper motors and in enabling the LASER output from the Synrad firestar f201. The LASER power output is controlled using a developed PWM controller. The machine was...

A PC-Based Open Robot Control System: PC-ORC

An open architecture manufacturing system pursues to integrate manufacturing components on a single platform. Therefore, a particular component can be easily added and/or replaced. In this paper, a modular and object-oriented approach for the PC-based open robot control system is investigated. A standard reference model for controlling robots, which consists of a hardware platform, an operating...

Research on fault diagnosis for CNC machine of Flexible Manufacturing System

In order to find and treat fault or abnormal occurrences in numerically controlled machine tool of flexible manufacturing system in real-time, a study for computer numerically controlled (CNC) on-line fault diagnostics system has been carried out. The system can look up one or more sticking points of numerically controlled machine tool fault simply, locate CNC faults rapidly and accurately, but...

Software-Based CNC Saves Machine Builders Cost