The implementation of MBD/MBE (Model-based Design and Engineering) in the product design and manufacturing can effectively support multi-step data interoperation among “Design-Manufacture-Measurement.” Due to the limited data interoperation functions provided by the current CMM software (Coordinate Measurement Machine), most studies of MBD/MBE focused on designing the upstream. In contrast, the downstream (the underlying measurement data utilization) research is less. MES has an essential function in managing the manufacturing quality that analyses the condition and its development trend by collecting the manufacturing process quality data. Insufficient use of the underlying measurement data will lead to limited MES functions, especially for the capability of decision-making in intelligent manufacturing systems. The paper presents a measurement data interoperation method based on the interoperation layer method to support the quality analysis in MES (Manufacturing Execution System), discusses the relevant critical logic and data processing flow of the layer. It is verified that it can provide more comprehensive measurement data for quality management in the workshop.

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The data interoperation between VF (virtual factory) platform and MES (Manufacturing Execution System) plays an important role in intelligent factory construction. The study focuses on the integration strategy between the VF and the MES by incorporating VF manufacturing assets in two ways, i.e., vertical integration (used for production line performance evaluation) and the horizontal integration (cloud manufacturing based on manufacturing assets services discovery and their composition). The VF platform which integrates the manufacturing assets in two manners is designed as the bottom layer in the entire integration framework. It has been applied to build a four tiers integration model in an intelligent production system construction of a domestic ship manufacturer and verified its feasibility and availability.

This paper presents a novel way for the re-constructible CMM software system modeling by taking advantage of a tiered modeling strategy. It consists of four tiers: (1) the bottom layer is the CAD model manager which encapsulates geometric engine and 3D object displaying engine as a COM; (2) the middle is the kernel components which is designed to manage the objects of geometric entity, coordinate system, probe and the system environment parameters etc; (3) the third layer is function modules layer that is used to manage and handle the messages and events of the windows/dialog, menus and toolbars; (4) the top layer is GUI module that is designed to initialize the application with the resource of GUI with the manner of dynamic loading. A set of commercial CMM software, Direct DMIS, has applied the method in a R&D of China National Institute of Measuring and Test Technology (NIMTT). It proves that the developed system can effectively integrate the modules distributed in different layers developed with C++ or C# and the proposed method is feasible.

Component development technology can guarantee system' independence, minimize the system's coupling between software and hardware, enhance the software reusability, and then reduce the software development cost. This paper presents a method to develop a communication interface component which encapsulates an Inspection Plus-plus (I++) command management function with the above features. The component is designed for handling bi-directional communication between the measuring software and the measuring equipment via a set of encapsulated API (Application Programming Interface). As a result, it can effectively separate the software from measuring machine. The test result shows that the component can work well with the other modules of DirectDMIS, a set of CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) software developed by Precision Measuring Technology Lab of Shanghai SecondPolytechnic University, where a real CMM equipped with a controller system developed based on I++ was involved.