TY - GEN
T1 - On the impact of wireless communications on controlling a two-dimensional gantry system
AU - Kashef, Mohamed
AU - Candell, Richard
AU - Foufou, Sebti
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Industrial wireless is essential to achieve the vision of futuremanufacturing systems which are highly dynamic and reconfigurable, and communicate large amounts of data. Main challenges of wireless deployment include the stochastic nature ofthe wireless channels and the harsh industrial transmission environment. In this work, a typical two-dimensional gantry systemis controlled by a local controller which receives G-code commands wirelessly over a Wi-Fi network. The industrial wirelesschannel is replicated using a radio frequency (RF) channel emulator where various scenarios are considered and various wireless channel parameters are studied. The movement of the gantrysystem tool is tracked using a vision tracking system to quantifythe impact of the wireless channel on the system performance.Numerical results are presented including the total run time ofan industrial process and the dwell times at various positionsthrough the process.
AB - Industrial wireless is essential to achieve the vision of futuremanufacturing systems which are highly dynamic and reconfigurable, and communicate large amounts of data. Main challenges of wireless deployment include the stochastic nature ofthe wireless channels and the harsh industrial transmission environment. In this work, a typical two-dimensional gantry systemis controlled by a local controller which receives G-code commands wirelessly over a Wi-Fi network. The industrial wirelesschannel is replicated using a radio frequency (RF) channel emulator where various scenarios are considered and various wireless channel parameters are studied. The movement of the gantrysystem tool is tracked using a vision tracking system to quantifythe impact of the wireless channel on the system performance.Numerical results are presented including the total run time ofan industrial process and the dwell times at various positionsthrough the process.
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U2 - 10.1115/MSEC2019-2896
DO - 10.1115/MSEC2019-2896
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85076537835
T3 - ASME 2019 14th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2019
BT - Additive Manufacturing; Manufacturing Equipment and Systems; Bio and Sustainable Manufacturing
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - ASME 2019 14th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2019
Y2 - 10 June 2019 through 14 June 2019
ER -