This article describes experimental evaluations of the authors' previous studies on the knowledge-based system (KBS) aimed at capturing and managing CNC (Computer Numerical Control) operator knowledge. The propos...This article describes experimental evaluations of the authors' previous studies on the knowledge-based system (KBS) aimed at capturing and managing CNC (Computer Numerical Control) operator knowledge. The proposed KBS follow thinking steps of CNC operators when they assess machining parameters described in the CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) file before proceeding to CNC machining processes. Also, the decision support system equipped with expert system (ES) has been proposed to realize efficient knowledge capturing system and effective usability of captured knowledge, and to recommend actions and decisions. From the viewpoint of providing useful information, the KBS should be aware of context or constraints in which the user has to deal with. In this study, the usefulness of DSS (Decision Support System) and ES is experimentally evaluated using real cases. Comparing the results of the testing participants with and without the DSS and ES, the effectiveness and usefulness were demonstrated. In addition, it was shown that the proposed system is also useful to narrow the discrepancies between CAM and CNC operators, focusing on CNC milling operations.展开更多
Due to its high efficiency, high precision and high flexibility, CNC lathe is widely used in the machinery manufacturing industry increasingly, and becomes one of CNC machine too[s that most widely used. However, to g...Due to its high efficiency, high precision and high flexibility, CNC lathe is widely used in the machinery manufacturing industry increasingly, and becomes one of CNC machine too[s that most widely used. However, to give full play to the role of CNC lathes, the key is programme, that is, preparing the reasonable and efficient processing procedures depending on the features and precision parts. This paper discussed the problems of programming and processing techniques of the CNC lathe parts.展开更多
文摘This article describes experimental evaluations of the authors' previous studies on the knowledge-based system (KBS) aimed at capturing and managing CNC (Computer Numerical Control) operator knowledge. The proposed KBS follow thinking steps of CNC operators when they assess machining parameters described in the CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) file before proceeding to CNC machining processes. Also, the decision support system equipped with expert system (ES) has been proposed to realize efficient knowledge capturing system and effective usability of captured knowledge, and to recommend actions and decisions. From the viewpoint of providing useful information, the KBS should be aware of context or constraints in which the user has to deal with. In this study, the usefulness of DSS (Decision Support System) and ES is experimentally evaluated using real cases. Comparing the results of the testing participants with and without the DSS and ES, the effectiveness and usefulness were demonstrated. In addition, it was shown that the proposed system is also useful to narrow the discrepancies between CAM and CNC operators, focusing on CNC milling operations.
文摘Due to its high efficiency, high precision and high flexibility, CNC lathe is widely used in the machinery manufacturing industry increasingly, and becomes one of CNC machine too[s that most widely used. However, to give full play to the role of CNC lathes, the key is programme, that is, preparing the reasonable and efficient processing procedures depending on the features and precision parts. This paper discussed the problems of programming and processing techniques of the CNC lathe parts.