Engineering of automated manufacturing systems with mechatronic objects

Abstract

Engineering of automated manufacturing systems req uires a lot of effort and therefore creates a bottleneck. In this paper we present a methodology of designing the concept of systems based on mechatronic objects. The methodology proposed enables the identification of objects, which take mechatronic aspects into consideration. This means we are able to create a holistic concept design of the mechanics, electrics and electronics and software. The approach of identifying mechatronic objects is novel because the overall blueprint of the system can be optimized across the various disciplines. The methodology is demonstrated based on an example of special machinery systems, whereby the functional evaluation of the concept is discussed throughout the detail-engineering phase.

Interdisziplinärer Produktlinienansatz zur Steigerung der Wiederverwendung

“…Objekte [13]. In diesen Ansätzen muss das mechatronische Modul oder Objekt "leicht angepasst" [13] oder über Schnittstellen parametriert werden [12], um die entsprechende projektspezifische Lösung zu erhalten. Angepasste Module oder Objekte werden explizit in der Modulbibliothek hinterlegt und müssen entsprechend gepflegt werden.…”

“…Oftmals müssen Bausteine des Bausteinraums angepasst werden, damit diese ihre Funktionalität gemeinsam mit anderen Bausteinen erfüllen können und somit die Komposition der Bausteine das vom Kunden geforderte Merkmal ermöglicht [13]. Können …”

Reuse of modules for mechatronic modeling and evaluation of manufacturing systems in the conceptual design and basic engineering phase

“…A basic approach of module-based engineering is described by (Weyrich et al, 2012). This approach enables the modeling of a blueprint of a new manufacturing system based on reusing mechatronic modules in the early stages of the engineering.…”