A customizable process planning approach for rotational parts based on multi-level machining features and ontology

Ma, Hengyuan; Zhou, Xionghui; Liu, Wei; Niu, Qiang; Kong, Chuipin

doi:10.1007/s00170-020-05437-0

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“…From the literature, it is clear that the RE process has progressed from advanced algorithms for processing of digitized data to the integration of CAD and RP principles (Haleem et al , 2021; Che et al , 2021; Ma et al , 2020; Gokool et al , 2015; Ali et al , 2013; Afeez and Kumar, 2013; Chowdary et al , 2011; Vinodh et al , 2009a, 2009b; Ding et al , 2006).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These tools have a tremendous impact on shape analysis and virtual reality (Wang et al , 2012). Moreover, implementation of RE principles will be beneficial to the user in the event that an existing part has been broken or the part has been discontinued by the original equipment manufacturers (Chowdary et al , 2011; Ali et al , 2013; Ma et al , 2020). In this regard a variety of studies have been performed to facilitate quick retrieval of broken part data so as to generate feature-based parametric CAD models (Urbanic et al , 2008; Chowdary et al , 2011; Wang et al , 2012; Ali et al , 2013; Das et al , 2018; Helle and Lemu, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Further, such constructed solid models with feature data will allow for design modification and iteration (Ye et al , 2008). Moreover, such parametric CAD models will be well suited for downstream applications such as the design of agile product development cycle (Vinodh et al , 2012) and rapid manufacturing (Chowdary et al , 2011; Ali et al , 2013; Ma et al , 2020). This forms the motivation for the conduct of this research with a case study.…”

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confidence: 99%

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3D CAD model reconstruction and fast prototyping of rotational parts: a reverse engineering approach

Chowdary

Jaglal

2021

JEDT

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Purpose This paper aims to present a reverse engineering (RE) approach for three-dimensional (3D) model reconstruction and fast prototyping (FP) of broken chess pieces. Design/methodology/approach A case study involving a broken chess piece was selected to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed unconventional RE approach. Initially, a laser 3D scanner was used to acquire a (non-uniform rational B-spline) surface model of the object, which was then processed to develop a parametric computer aided design (CAD) model combined with geometric design and tolerancing (GD&T) technique for evaluation and then for FP of the part using a computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine. Findings The effectiveness of the proposed approach for reconstruction and FP of rotational parts was ascertained through a sample part. The study demonstrates non-contact data acquisition technologies such as 3D laser scanners together with RE systems can support to capture the entire part geometry that was broken/worn and developed quickly through the application of computer aided manufacturing principles and a CNC machine. The results indicate that design communication, customer involvement and FP can be efficiently accomplished by means of an integrated RE workflow combined with rapid product development tools and techniques. Originality/value This research established a RE approach for the acquisition of broken/worn part data and the development of parametric CAD models. Then, the developed 3D CAD model was inspected for accuracy by means of the GD&T approach and rapidly developed using a CNC machine. Further, the proposed RE led FP approach can provide solutions to similar industrial situations wherein agility in the product design and development process is necessary to produce physical samples and functional replacement parts for aging systems in a short turnaround time.

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3D CAD model reconstruction and fast prototyping of rotational parts: a reverse engineering approach

Chowdary

Jaglal

2021

JEDT

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“…Since no single widely-used commercial CAPP system has been developed, there are various approaches presented for the specific industrial needs. In the recent studies, Ma et al have concluded that the traditional methods for building a CAPP system for turning are infeasible, due to the fixed feature library and hard-coded heuristic rules, while developing customizable approach for automatic process planning of rotational parts based on novel cell machinability analysis [23]. Zubair and Mansor noticed that the recognition of revolved regular-freeform surfaces is yet challenging, and therefore presented a new method that generates sub-delta volume using the volume decomposition method [24].…”

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Process Planning in Industry 4.0—Current State, Potential and Management of Transformation

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The implementation of the Industry 4.0 concept enables the flexibility, modularity and self-optimization of the manufacturing process. Process planning, placed in the value chain between construction and physical manufacturing, therefore, also demands digital transformation, while management of the transformation towards the new digital framework represents one of the most demanding challenges. Continuing the research on its structure and role within the smart factory, the main motivation for this work was to recognize the potential of the digital transformation of process planning elements, and to define the key dimensions that are essential for the readiness factor calculation and later transformational strategy formation, but also to recognize the current level of awareness of the Industry 4.0 concept among the process planners, along with the current use of its elements and key priorities for the transformation. The research has therefore been conducted in 34 Croatian metal machining companies, within which the influence of company size, level of education and familiarity with Industry 4.0 on final results and the stage of development have been investigated. The results have shown that the company size has a significant influence on the development stage and the use of certain elements wherein small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have already implemented certain digital elements, while they also tend to have a better fundamental infrastructure when using complex process planning methods, unlike others, which are still highly traditional. Organization and human resources have been ranked with the highest priority for change, while target goals for hardware and software have been set, with the managerial challenges of transformation defined and discussed.

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“…To plan a suitable process route for a new part, the technician only needs to first find the corresponding typical process route in the same part family and then adjust this typical process route by adding/removing/editing operations. This kind of process planning method has been widely used in modern computer-aided process planning (CAPP) [5], [6]. Another potential application of the typical process route is that it can facilitate the construction of a specific reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS) configuration [7] or cellular manufacturing system (CMS) [8], [9] in such a way that they have the capacity to handle the process requirements of all parts in the corresponding part family by minor adjustment.…”

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A Novel Operation Sequence Similarity-Based Approach for Typical Process Route Knowledge Discovery

Wang

2021

IEEE Access

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A typical process route essentially represents the commonly used process planning-related knowledge and can be modified to generate new process routes easily. Hence, its quality directly affects the performance of newly generated process routes and thereby the goodness of products. To effectively discover typical process route knowledge, a reasonable similarity measure and a clustering method specifically for process routes are required. However, existing operation sequence similarity coefficients often assign coarse-grained similarities, which leads to inaccurate clustering results. For the clustering problem, most researchers have not considered the practical constraints during typical process route discovery. In this paper, an operation sequence similarity-based discovery method is presented. First, the characteristics and information requirements of the operation sequence similarity problem are analysed, and a novel comprehensive similarity coefficient combined with a modified pseudo-longest-commonsubsequence (pseudo-LCS) and Jaccard similarity coefficient is proposed based on this analysis. This coefficient considers the precedence relationship, the number of common operations, and the operation similarity simultaneously to handle all the potential similarity situations. Second, two soft constraints, namely, quantity constraint and size constraint, are introduced in the traditional process route clustering problem to ensure the quality and validity of the discovered typical process routes. To solve this more practical problem and achieve a balance between these two conflicting constraints, the K-medoids method is improved with an adjustment mechanism to generate valid results under these two soft constraints. Finally, numerical illustrations are presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed methods. The results show that compared with existing similarity coefficients, the proposed comprehensive similarity coefficient is more sensitive and much better at distinguishing the tiny difference between the process routes. In addition, the modified K-medoids method can perform much better than existing methods on process route discovery data sets under two conflicting soft constraints.

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A customizable process planning approach for rotational parts based on multi-level machining features and ontology

Cited by 15 publications

References 31 publications

3D CAD model reconstruction and fast prototyping of rotational parts: a reverse engineering approach

3D CAD model reconstruction and fast prototyping of rotational parts: a reverse engineering approach

Process Planning in Industry 4.0—Current State, Potential and Management of Transformation

A Novel Operation Sequence Similarity-Based Approach for Typical Process Route Knowledge Discovery

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