Simulating a virtual machining model in an agent-based model for advanced analytics

David Lechevalier (), Seung-Jun Shin (), Sudarsan Rachuri (), Sebti Foufou (), Y. Tina Lee () and Abdelaziz Bouras ()
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David Lechevalier: Université de Bourgogne
Seung-Jun Shin: Pukyong National University
Sudarsan Rachuri: Department of Energy
Sebti Foufou: Université de Bourgogne
Y. Tina Lee: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Abdelaziz Bouras: Qatar University

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 2019, vol. 30, issue 4, No 27, 1937-1955

Abstract: Abstract Monitoring the performance of manufacturing equipment is critical to ensure the efficiency of manufacturing processes. Machine-monitoring data allows measuring manufacturing equipment efficiency. However, acquiring real and useful machine-monitoring data is expensive and time consuming. An alternative method of getting data is to generate machine-monitoring data using simulation. The simulation data mimic operations and operational failure. In addition, the data can also be used to fill in real data sets with missing values from real-time data collection. The mimicking of real manufacturing systems in computer-based systems is called “virtual manufacturing”. The computer-based systems execute the manufacturing system models that represent real manufacturing systems. In this paper, we introduce a virtual machining model of milling operations. We developed a prototype virtual machining model that represents 3-axis milling operations. This model is a digital mock-up of a real milling machine; it can generate machine-monitoring data from a process plan. The prototype model provides energy consumption data based on physics-based equations. The model uses the standard interfaces of Step-compliant data interface for Numeric Controls and MTConnect to represent process plan and machine-monitoring data, respectively. With machine-monitoring data for a given process plan, manufacturing engineers can anticipate the impact of a modification in their actual manufacturing systems. This paper describes also how the virtual machining model is integrated into an agent-based model in a simulation environment. While facilitating the use of the virtual machining model, the agent-based model also contributes to the generation of more complex manufacturing system models, such as a virtual shop-floor model. The paper describes initial building steps towards a shop-floor model. Aggregating the data generated during the execution of a virtual shop-floor model allows one to take advantage of data analytics techniques to predict performance at the shop-floor level.

Keywords: STEP-NC; MTConnect; Milling; Data generator; Simulation; Advanced analytics; Manufacturing simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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