Apparatus and method for tuning control parameter

• US 8,364,305 B2
• Filed: 08/12/2010
• Issued: 01/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Hsu, Chih-Yuan, Su, Hsin-Chuan, Sun, Chin-Chu, Liang, Shih-Chang, Chang, Wan-Kun
• Primary Examiner(s): Ali, Mohammad
• Assistant Examiner(s): WHITTINGTON, ANTHONY T
• Application Number:
  US12/855,618
• Publication Number:
  US 20110251710A1
• Time in Patent Office: 901 Days
• Field of Search: 700177-180, 700/173, 702/151
• US Class Current: 700/180
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/40937 concerning programming of machining or material parameters, pocket machining
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/35488 Graphical user interface, labview
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/36284 Use of database for machining parameters, material, cutting method, tools
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/36513 Select out of a plurality of programs, patterns
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for tuning control parameters are disclosed. The apparatus includes a parameter database, a user interface, a processing unit and a control unit. The parameter database stores several control parameter sets, which are classified into several data groups respectively corresponding to several total machining points. The user interface is for selecting one of the total machining points, and distributing the selected total machining point to at least one machining item to generate distribution data of points. The user interface is further for inputting embryo data. The processing unit selects one of the control parameter sets corresponding to the distribution data of points and the embryo data from the parameter database. The control unit controls a machine tool according to the corresponding one of the control parameter sets.

Claims

1. An apparatus for tuning control parameters, the apparatus comprising:

a parameter database for storing a plurality of control parameter sets, which is classified into a plurality of data groups respectively corresponding to a plurality of total machining points;

a user interface for selecting one of the total machining points, for distributing the selected one of the total machining points to at least one machining item to generate distribution data of points, and further for inputting embryo data;

a processing unit for selecting one of the control parameter sets corresponding to the distribution data of points and the embryo data from the parameter database; and

a control unit for controlling a machine tool according to the corresponding one of the control parameter sets, wherein the machining item is classified into a first level, a second level and a third level, an upper limit of distributed points of the first level is equal to one half of the total machining points, an upper limit of distributed points of the second level is equal to one half of the total machining points minus 1, and an upper limit of distributed points of the third level is equal to 1.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the machining item includes a first item, a second item and a third item; and

when the number of distributed points of the third level of the first item is equal to 1, the second level of the first item is automatically distributed as one half of the total machining points minus 1, and the first level of the first item is automatically distributed as one half of the total machining points.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the machining item comprises a precision item, a machining time item and a surface roughness item.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the embryo data comprise a data of workpiece material and a data of shape and dimension of the embryo.

5. A method for tuning control parameters in a machine tool, the method comprising the steps of:

selecting a parameter database, which stores a plurality of control parameter sets classified into data groups respectively corresponding to a plurality of total machining points;

selecting one of the total machining points;

distributing the selected one of the total machining points to at least one machining item to generate distribution data of points, and inputting embryo data;

selecting one of the control parameter sets corresponding to the distribution data of points and the embryo data from the parameter database; and

controlling a machine tool according to the corresponding one of the control parameter sets, wherein the machining item is classified into a first level, a second level and a third level, an upper limit of distributed points of the first level is equal to one half of the total machining points, an upper limit of distributed points of the second level is equal to one half of the total machining points minus 1, and an upper limit of distributed points of the third level is equal to 1.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein:

the at least one machining item includes a first item, a second item and a third item; and

when the number of distributed points of the third level of the first item is equal to 1, the second level of the first item is automatically distributed as one half of the total machining points minus 1, and the first level of the first item is automatically distributed as one half of the total machining points.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the machining item comprises a precision item, a machining time item and a surface roughness item.

8. The method according to claim 5, wherein the embryo data comprise a data of workpiece material and a data of shape and dimension of the embryo.