Padayachee, JMasekamela, IBright, GTlale, NSKumile, CM2009-01-192009-01-192008Padayachee, J, Masekamela, I, Bright, G et al. 2008. Modular reconfigurable machines incorporating modular open architecture control. 15th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice. Auckland, New Zealand, 2-4 December 2008, pp 127-132978-0-473-13532-4http://hdl.handle.net/10204/283815th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice. Auckland, New Zealand, 2-4 December 2008.The Reconfigurable Manufacturing System (RMS) paradigm has been formulated to encapsulate methodologies that enable manufacturing systems to display a variability of system functionality and capacity in response to constantly changing production requirements. The formulation of a new class of production machinery, Modular Reconfigurable Machines (MRMs), for RMS is presented. By virtue of their fully modular nature these machines are able to display a variability of machining functions and cutting degrees of freedom on a single platform. A corresponding modular Open Architecture Control (OAC) system is presented. OAC overcomes the inflexibility of fixed proprietary automation, ensuring that MRMs provide the reconfigurability and extensibility necessary to meet the demands of modern manufacturing.enModular reconfigurable machinesReconfigurable Manufacturing System (RMS)Open architecture control (OAC)Conference PresentationPadayachee, J., Masekamela, I., Bright, G., Tlale, N., & Kumile, C. (2008). Modular reconfigurable machines incorporating modular open architecture control. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2838Padayachee, J, I Masekamela, G Bright, NS Tlale, and CM Kumile. "Modular reconfigurable machines incorporating modular open architecture control." (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2838Padayachee J, Masekamela I, Bright G, Tlale N, Kumile C, Modular reconfigurable machines incorporating modular open architecture control; 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2838 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Padayachee, J AU - Masekamela, I AU - Bright, G AU - Tlale, NS AU - Kumile, CM AB - The Reconfigurable Manufacturing System (RMS) paradigm has been formulated to encapsulate methodologies that enable manufacturing systems to display a variability of system functionality and capacity in response to constantly changing production requirements. The formulation of a new class of production machinery, Modular Reconfigurable Machines (MRMs), for RMS is presented. By virtue of their fully modular nature these machines are able to display a variability of machining functions and cutting degrees of freedom on a single platform. A corresponding modular Open Architecture Control (OAC) system is presented. OAC overcomes the inflexibility of fixed proprietary automation, ensuring that MRMs provide the reconfigurability and extensibility necessary to meet the demands of modern manufacturing. DA - 2008 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Modular reconfigurable machines KW - Reconfigurable Manufacturing System (RMS) KW - Open architecture control (OAC) LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2008 SM - 978-0-473-13532-4 T1 - Modular reconfigurable machines incorporating modular open architecture control TI - Modular reconfigurable machines incorporating modular open architecture control UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2838 ER -