Toward a Framework for Virtual Testing of Complex Machine Tools

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Abstract

Virtual prototyping is a strategic practice in the research and development of innovative products and machine tools. Virtual prototyping allows the integration of multidomain simulations into the designing process to replicate and analyze the impact of design choices on the overall system performance, reducing time-to-market while simultaneously improving quality. The current paper provided a methodological approach to model complex machine tools and perform virtual testing. As a use case for this study, a parallel kinematic machine (Pentapod P800, METROM Mechatronische Maschinen GmbH, Germany) is investigated. The adoption of these complex machine tools within the industrial context and the design of parallel kinematic machines can be eased by the implementation of methodologies capable of reducing efforts and risks during the analysis and the testing phases, prior to actual commissioning. In this scenario, virtual testing guarantees generality, completeness, and quick response. Therefore, the multibody model of the Pentapod P800 was developed following the proposed framework. Then, the simulation of a test trajectory was successfully carried out. The results show that this approach might lead to the design and implementation of a parallel kinematics machine reducing risks, time, and costs.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDesign Tools and Methods in Industrial Engineering III - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Design Tools and Methods in Industrial Engineering, ADM 2023
EditorsMonica Carfagni, Rocco Furferi, Paolo Di Stefano, Lapo Governi, Francesco Gherardini
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages530-536
Number of pages7
ISBN (print)9783031520747
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN2195-4356

Conference

Title3rd International Conference on Design Tools and Methods in Industrial Engineering
Abbreviated titleADM 2023
Conference number3
Duration6 - 8 September 2023
Website
Degree of recognitionInternational event
LocationCentro Didattico Morgagni
CityFlorence
CountryItaly

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-1093-2149/work/155840165

Keywords

Keywords

  • Digital modelling, Multibody modelling, Parallel kinematic machines, Virtual prototyping