공작기계의 기본은 POSITION ACCURACY이다. XYZ 3축 직선운동 복합으로 거의 모든 형태를 표현할 수 있다. 3축 각각의 직선운동만 정확하면 정밀한 절삭가공이 된다는 뜻이다. 직선운동의 정확도를 기하기 위하여 볼스크류 를 쓰고 기아도 그라인딩을 한다. POSITION ACCURACY는 NC-CONTROLLER를 사용하면서 극대로 증가한다. 이것이 공작기계의 원리이다. 항공기의 조립은 공작기계가 갖고 있는 X Y Z 3축의 복합만으로는 STROKE가 짧아 표현할 수 없는 상당히 긴 STROKE이면서 공간의 위치가 요구된다. 이를 찾는 방법은 지극히 정밀한 LENS를 동원한 OPTICAL TOOL을 쓰는 것이 가장 용이하다. 항곡부품의 위치도 OPTICAL TOOL을 사용하는 것이 가장 용이하다. 물론 건축용 OPTICAL TOOL보다 항공용은 몇배 더 정밀하다.

21세기의 비지니스 거점으로 동경시에서 신바시 남쪽에 거대한 매립지를 만들어 임해지역 아리아게가 형성된 것이 수년전이다. 그 중 "TOKYO BIG SIGHT"가 중요 핵시설의 하나이며 크기와 설비가 일본 최대 규모의 전시장으로서 최초로 제18회 일본 국제 공작기계 견본시(18th Japan International Machine Tool Fair, JIMTOF)가 지난 11월 12일 부터 8일간 여기서 개최되었다.여기서 개최되었다.

In this paper, systematic approach is studied about assemblability and disassemblability of parts in order to reduce the assembly cost, and to disassemble products easily which is possible to recycle the parts. For this purpose, we selected one subassembly, and analysed assembly and disassembly process. From this result, we found the weakpoints of assembly and disassembly process, and then, the influencing parameters of assemblability and disassemblability are defined. On the basis of the analysis of these parameters we grasped the interrelation between assemblability and disassemblability. And, guidelines for assemblability and disassemblability are developed. Finally design alternatives are evaluated quantitatively in the aspects of assembly and disassembly by using the guidelines which developed in this research.

The purpose of the survey is to identify possible new areas of research relating to nanotechnology and in particular areas in which the established facilities of the Centre for Metrology can be employed to good effect. This survey indicates that nanotechnology, a sub set of the more embracing Nano Science, is a rapidly developing discipline with good potential for Electronic and Mechanical Engineering. Nanotechnology includes three areas: Nanometrology, Nanometer positioning and Control, and Nanomanufacturing. In each of the areas, the current research situation and developing trends have been summarised. Possibilities for future work indicated.

The paper deals with kinematic evaluation of performance of a hydraulic shovel arm for deburrinhg task. First, a new criteria for evaluation is derived to evaluate accuracy of an ene-effector at each position with- in the movable area of the hydraulic shovel arm. Secondly a graphic evaluation system that displays a map of the criteria for evaluation and a map of the manupulability measure is build. Thirdly, by using by using the sas- tem, a hydraulic shovel arm is kinematically evaluated. Finally, from the comparison of the result obtained from the computer simulation and an experimental result, it is indicated that the derived criteria for evalu- ation and the graphic system are useful.

In order to provide economic high-quality products to customers in a timely manner, companies have tried much effort to decrease the time period of engineering design and information management. As a part of this effort, we have developed the Drawing Information Management System(DIMS) based ofn GT(Group Technology) that could decrease design processing time by speedy and rational management of design processes. The characteristics of DIMS are as follows: First, the concept of Concurrent Engineering was applied to DIMS. Through LAN, reviewers are able to attach comments to dlectronic documents by anno- tation functions called Mark-up. The reviewer annotations are collected and combind with the original document to revise the documents. Second, we have developed a Classification and Coding(C&C) system suitable for electronic component parts bassed on GT(Group Technology). The C&C system makes both parts and drawing with similar characteriscs into families and helps users search existing documents or create new drawings promptly. Finally, DIMS provides the Engineering BOM(Bill of Material) using the concept of Family BOM based on model options.

본 논문은 금형의 마무리 연마 작업을 로봇을 이용하여 자동화하기 위한 오프라인 프로그래밍 시스템개발을 그 내용으로 하고있다. 3차원 자유곡면 형상을 갖는 금형을 연마하기 위한 로봇 작업 경로를 효율적으로 생성하기 위해서는 기존의 교시 방법이 아닌 CAD시스템과 연계된 시뮬레이션 방식의 자동 경로 생성 방법이 요구된다. 본 연구에서 개발된 금형 연마 작업을 위한 오프라인 프로그래밍 시스템은 연마 작업 시뮬레이션을 위한 기하학적 모델링 기능, 로봇의 작업 공간을 고려한 작업장 배치 기능, 연마 로봇의 효율적인 기구학 해, 3차원 그래픽 시뮬레이션, 3차원 물체간의 충돌 검사 기능 및 유기적인 관계형 데이타 베이스 기능 등으로 구성된다. 본 시스템의 시뮬레이션 결과를 로봇의 위치 보정 과정을 거쳐 로봇 작업 프로그램 으로 변환함으로써 최종적으로 실제 연마 작업이 가능한, 정확하고 안전한 로봇 프로그램을 생성하였다.

The paper presents the experimental analysis of a Stewart platform-based force-torque senor. The closed-form solution of forward kinematics of the Stewart platform is derived approximately by way of a linearization technique, and the solution is used in the force analysis of the force-torque sensor. An exper- mental studies show that the proposed method including gravity compensation algorithm is valid for Stew- art platform-based force-torque sensors. The performance of the developed force-torque sensor is evaluated in view of accuracy and linearity in measurements.

Recentely, a compact and small size air-cleaning Electrostatic Precipitator(ESP) is needed to develop for air conditioning devices. From Deutsch formula for ESP efficiency, collection efficiency is affected not only the structure of collection section but also the charge rate of dust. In terms of collection area, the most useful type is a scroll type ESP. In this work, we investigated experimentally aptimum design factor of scroll type ESP by application of Taguchi method. And we developed the scroll type ESP by using optimal condition of control factor.

Sppur gear trains are used widely in high precision machines because gear trains have an advantage of exact transmission of angular velocity. Especially, gear trains are used in high quali8ty photocopying and photography OA machines. In general, gears have errors in manufacturing and assembling process and the errors are limited by tolerances. As the result, the tolerances cause the performance error. Therfore, it is important to predict transmission error caused by the tolerances for the tolerance design. Earlier tolerance design methods use mainly experimental and geometrical techniques. In this paper, a method for gear train analysis with tolerance is proposed. Because the method uses dynamic contacts, it is possible to consider irregularities and assemble errors of gears. In addition, the method can predit dynamic loads on the teeth of gears.

Recently, as the raw water quality becomes to be polluted and the seasonal and local variation of water quality becomes to be severe, an exact control of coagulant dosing have been required in the water treat- ment plant. The amounts of coagulant is related to the raw water quality such as turbidity, alkalinity, water temperature, pH and edectrical conductivity. However the process of chemical reaction has not been clarified so far, so the dosing rate has been decided by jar-test, which is taken one or two hours. For the sake of this coagulant dosing control, fuzzy neural network to fuse fuzzy logic and neural network was proposed, and the scheme was applied to automatic determination of coagulant dosing rate. This controller can automatically identify the if-then rules and tune the membership functions by utilizing expert's cintrol data. It is shown that determination of coagulant dosing rate according to real time sensing of water quality is very effect.

The heterarchical structure provides a more attractive solution to the conventional hierarchical structure as the density and level of distrubution of computing resources in manufacturing system expands. Tracing the evolution of control structures for automated manufacturing systems, this paper discusses the design principles for heterarchical system to reduce complexity, increase extendability, flexible configurability and suggests a good example of real-time adaptation using the concept of intelligent agent of manufac- turing entities and fault diagmosis system.

This paper deals with an experimental investigation on an active vibration control of ahybrid smart structure(HSS) via an electro-rheological fluid actuator(ERFA) and a piezoelectric film actuator(PFA). Firstly, an HSS is constructed by inserting a silicone oil-based electro-rheological fluid into a hollow can- tilevered beam and perfectly bonding piezoelectric films ofn the upper and lower surfaces of the beam as an actuator and a sensor, respectively. The control scheme of the ERFA tuning stiffness and damping charac- teristics of the HSS with imposed electric fields is formulated as a function of excitation frequencies on the basis of field-dependent respnses. On the other hand, as for the control scheme of the PFA permitting control voltages to generate axial forces or bending moments for suppressing deflections of the HSS, a neuro sliding mode controller(NSC) is employed. Furthermore, an experimental implementation activating the ERFA and the PFA independently is established to carry out an active vibration control in both the transient and forced vibrations. The experimental results exhibit a superior ability of the gtbrid actuation system to tailor elastodynamic response characteristics of the HSS rather than a single class of actuator system alone.

The purpose of this research is to develope a FEM program for analyzing solidification processes of axisymmetric casting, considering phase changes and the contact between the metal and mold. Tempera- ture recovery method is employed fro considering the phase changes releasing the latent heat and the coin- cident node method is used for calculating the amount of heat transfer between the metal and mold. Tan- gent modulus algorithm is adopted for calculating flow stress and a gap element is employed for modeling the interface between the mold and metal in finding deformed shapes. In order to verify the developed program, axisymmetric aluminum and steel casting processes are simulated. Temperature distribution, phase front position, and shrinkage and porosity creation are compared with measurements, FIDAP results, and good agreements are examined.

Ceramic-coated anilox roll for printing is resistant to corrosion and wear, and hence has enhanced life and quality. Laser engraving is used typically for machining holes to store ink in this roll. Since engraved hole size and shape are directly related to laser processing parameters, it is necessary to know the rela- tionships among these parameters. In this study, the parameters for engraving of ;oasma sprayed ceramic coatings with Nd:YAG laser were studied. Relationships between hole shape and processing parameters were analyzed. Cr$_{2}$O$_{3}$ceramic was found to be most suitable for Nd:YAG laser engraving. It was found that hole depth can be increased by using higher energy pulses. Effect of using different assistant gases was small to the final results. For better results, it was suggested to use a very stable laser with shorter pulses and higher pulse energy.

Uniform weld pool shape is important in determining the weld quality. And weld pool width is one of the most dominant factors of the seld pool shape. In order to control the weld pool width, the fuzzy logic controller, which is well adapted to the complicated nonlinear systems such as welding, was used in this study. The weld pool image was obtained through CCD camera, and the weld pool width was calculated by processing the image. Uaing the calculated width, welding speed, as a control input, was inferred by the fuzzy logic controller. An uniform weld pool width can be successfully obtained regardless of the disturbances in the system.

For the use of a mobile robot in dynamic environment, a collision-avoidance algorithm with moving obsta- cle is necessary. In this paper, a collsion-avoidance algorithm of a mobile robot is presented, when a mobile robot detects the collision with moving obstacle on the navigational path. Using reported positions of moving obstacle with sensors, the mobile robot predicts the next position of moving obstacle with possibility of collision. The velocity of moving obstacle is modeled as random walk process with Gaussian distribution. The optimal collision-avoidance path in which turning motion of the mobile robot is considered is generated with relative velocity between the mobile robot and moving obstacle. For the safety of collision-avoidance path, attractive potential with the safety factor is suggested. The simulation results using this algorithm show the mobile robot avoids collision with moving obstacle in many cases.

A process planning system that generates alternative process plans offers multiple process plans for a part, thereby provides the flexibility to cope with the changes in shop floor status. In this paper, we intro- duce the concept of process net as a model for the generation of alternative process plans. We also show the usefulness of process net model in generating alternative process plans by implementing the developed sys- tem to construct process net, and devising an algorithm to generate alternative process plans for rotational parts.

This paper presents a robust force tracking control of a smart flexible gripper featured by a piezoceramic actuator characterizing its durability and quick response time. A mathematical governing equation for the proposed gripper structure is derived by employing Hamilton's principle and a state space control model is subsequently obtained through model analysis. Uncertain system parameters such as frequency variation are included in the control model. A sliding mode control theory which has inherent robustness to the sys- tem uncertainties is adopted to design a force tracking controller for the piezoceramic actuator. Using out- put information from the tip force sensor, a full-order observer is constructed to estimate state variables of the system. Force tracking performances for desired trajectories represented by sinusoidal and step func- tions are evaluated by undertaking both simulation and experimental works. In addition, in order to illustrate practical feasibility of the proposed method, a two-fingered gripper is constructed and its performance is demonstrated by showing a capability of holding an object.

This paper presents the on-line monitoring of the surface roughness in a face milling operation. The cut- ting force was used to monitor the surface roughness, since the insert run-outs not only deteriorate surface roughness but also change cutting force. AR model and band energy method were taken to extract the fea- tures from the cutting force. The features extracted from AR modelling are more accurate about the moni- toring than those from band energy method, whereas, the computing speed of the former is slow. An artifi- cal neural network discriminated the level of the surface roughness by using the features extracted via signal processing.

In this paper, we consider the rational approximation of multiple input delay systems. The method of computing Hankel singular values and vectors is firstly introduced, where explicitly shows the structure of the corresponding Hankel singular vectors. Secondly, rational approximants are obtained from output nor- mal relizations, which are constructed by Hankel singular values and vectors. As a result, it is shown that rational approximants by output normal realization preserve intrinsic properties of time delay systems than Pad'e approximants.

In this study, dynamic analysis of a passenger car is carried out to analyze ride quality over a random road profile. The front suspension of the car is a MacPherson strut type and the rear suspension is a multi- link type. The following five different models are constructed and compared to see the effects of engine vibration and chassis flexibility in the ride quality. (1) one rigid chassis model, (2) a rigid chassis and rigid engine model, (3) a rigid engine and flexible chassis model with one vibration mode, (4) one flexible chassis model with six engine vibration modes and one chassis vibration mode, (5) one flexible chassis model with seven vibration modes and four static correction modes. The result shows that engine vibration modes and the first bending mode of the chassis are important in the ride quality.