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Indexed by:Journal Papers

Date of Publication:2015-01-01

Journal:International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Included Journals:EI

Volume:21

Issue:1

Page Number:83-98

Key Words:open architecture control;micromilling;multi-axis control;hardware construction;software development;micromachining;programmable controllers;NC milling;high-speed spindle;precision feeding

Abstract:The paper mainly studied an open architecture control system for micro milling machine, including hardware construction and the software development of the control system. Taking programmable multi-axis controller (PMAC) as movement controller, together with industrial computer, high-speed spindle, precision feeding stage, etc., constitute the hardware of the control system for the micro milling machine. The software on the platform of windows was developed using Microsoft Visual C (VC). After the measurement of operation precision for the numerical control system, experiments of milling micro component have been carried out. The experimental results demonstrate the overall performance of the control system designed for the micro milling machine.