KAPLAN: a Knowledge-Based Approach to Process Planning of Rotational Parts
1989; Elsevier BV; Volume: 38; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0007-8506(07)62750-4
ISSN1726-0604
AutoresFrancesco Giusti, Marco Santochi, Gino Dini,
Tópico(s)Engineering Technology and Methodologies
ResumoThis paper describes a generative CAPP system named KAPLAN (Knowledge based Approach to process PLANning) studied for the fully automatic generation of production plans of rotational parts. The program structure is based on knowledge base techniques and the knowledge required for the plan generation is represented by IF-THEN rules, easily adaptable to every workshop environment by means of an user interface. An integration between CAD and CAPP obtained by means of a design module has allowed a complete and effective management of data flow in a full automatic way up to the production plan with all the needed information. The used technique allows to generate all the possible plans for a mechanical part and to select the best one according to the selection criteria stored in the knowledge base. The program is a part of a more complex CAPP system, together with other modules for the complete planning of the work done in a FMS cell installed in the Institute of Mechanical Technology of Pisa. The paper reports some meaningful examples of cases efficiently solved by KAPLAN.
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