Objetivo The objective of this project was to develop technology for the efficient integration of process and machine monitoring and diagnostics with the control of discrete parts manufacturing plants at the machine and cell level. It aimed to provide such plants with a degree of fault tolerance through improved control during abnormal or fault conditions, thus maximising plant availability, product quality and operational safety.The objective of this project was to develop technology for the efficient integration of process and machine monitoring and diagnostics with the control of discrete parts manufacturing plants at the machine and cell level. It aimed to provide such plants with a degree of fault tolerance through improved control during abnormal or fault conditions, thus maximizing plant availability, product quality and operational safety.An early demonstration of the methodology was made during 1986 using a stand alone milling machine. This was fitted with various sensors, including a unique tactile machine spindle which was designed and built by the consortium. Real time model based diagnostics of the cutting process, as well as of the machine drives, was demonstrated, together with a net based software tool permitting the application of expert knowledge to machine surveillance and action planning. A full scale demonstration of an integrated fault tolerant control system operating with a flexible machining cell was achieved to conclude to project in December 1988. This included the use of a prototype modular data acquisition and analysis computer which has now been commercially exploited. The system operated through a local area network. Cell control was coordinated by an expert cell controller operating on a personal computer (PC).An early demonstration of the methodology was made during 1986 using a stand-alone milling machine. This was fitted with various sensors, including a unique "tactile" machine spindle which was designed and built by the consortium. Real-time model-based diagnostics of the cutting process, as well as of the machine drives, was demonstrated, together with a net-based software tool permitting the application of expert knowledge to machine surveillance and action planning. A full-scale demonstration of an integrated fault-tolerant control system operating with a flexible machining cell based in Spain was achieved to conclude the project in December 1988. This included the use of a prototype modular data acquisition and anal ysis computer, designed and built by the consortium, which has now been commercially exploited at other sites. The system operated through a local area network developed by the Spanish partners; cell control was coordinated by an "Expert" cell controller operating on a PC. Exploitation Automated monitoring and diagnostics integrated with machine or cell control offers financial benefits due to the reduction in waste, lesser machine damage, and increased productivity through higher machine availability and more efficient rescheduling.Commercial exploitation of the computer hardware and software in the area of real-time process surveillance and diagnostics, and also of the system integration tools, is well advanced. Ámbito científico natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringsubtractive manufacturingengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcomputer hardwareengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Programa(s) FP1-ESPRIT 1 - European programme (EEC) for research and development in information technologies (ESPRIT), 1984-1988 Tema(s) Data not available Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación Data not available Coordinador Stewart Hughes Ltd Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Chilworth Manor SO9 1XB Southampton Reino Unido Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (7) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Institute (AMTRI) Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Hulley Road SK10 2NE Macclesfield Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Association pour le Développement de l'Enseignement et de la Recherche en Système Appliqué Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 7 boulevard du Maréchal Juin 91371 Verrières-le-Buisson Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Battelle-Institut eV Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Am Römerhof 35 6000 Frankfurt am Main Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos DANOBAT SA COOP España Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección POLIGONO ARRIAGA P.O.Box 28 20870 ELGOIBAR Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit mbH Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Forschungsgelände 85748 Garching bei München Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Ikerlan España Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Po Jm Arizmendiarrieta 20500 Mondragon Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Technische Hochschule Darmstadt Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Schloßgartenstraße 64289 Darmstadt Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos