7 Mechatronics Design Process and Advanced Approaches in Mechatronics
7 Mechatronics Design Process and Advanced Approaches in Mechatronics
Model-Based Manufacturing
Model based monitoring using intelligent sensors as an important technology holding much promise for improving
manufacturing productivity and quality. In model based monitoring the model is used to represent behavior of the
structure, it is driven with the same input given for the process. The difference between the output and actual process
output signals provide a concise ( current ) mechanism for incorporating diagnostics. Monitoring system can also be
used to maintain machine and process performance during the manufacturing process
Model-based monitoring systems generally use a set of modeling equations and an estimation algorithm to estimate the
signal important to the machine performance. In model-based monitoring, the purpose of the model is to represent the
behavior of the structure— also sensed externally and recorded. Local sensors provide an output signal related to the
measurement. The difference between the model output and the actual process output signals provides a concise
mechanism for incorporating diagnostics, which is an attractive alternative to empirical rule-based decision systems.
Figure 1-12 presents a generic diagram of an intelligent model-based manufacturing system.
The diagram in Figure 1-12 also shows how the controller applies commands to the process such that various sensed
values (related to the machine and/or the process performance) are maintained (or regulated) at desired values. Remote
sensors may sense some of the diagnostic signals in difficult-to-access locations. In some cases, estimation algorithms
are used based on the system structure and the signal of interest. Modeling procedures (some based on the previous
knowledge) are used to produce simple, accurate models to improve estimation accuracy.