• Proceedings of the CALSEC Conference
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• 2000.08a
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• pp.137-149
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• 2000

ㆍ STEP-NC : ISO 14649 부문 - CAO/CAPP/CAM과 다양한 CNC application을 대상 - CAD/CAM 도메인과 CNC를 연결시킴으로서 상위 정보와 shop floor 정보의 information highway 개통 의의 - IMS Project의 일환으로 Aachen대학을 중심으로 현재는 문법의 제정 단계 - 수년내에 ISO 14649는 새로운 CNC 표준언어로 확정 확실시 ㆍ STEP-NC: 제어기 부문 - ISO 14649 정보를 활용하면 다양한 지적기능을 보유하는 자율제어 시스템 구축가능 - 개방형 제어구조가 권역별로 제시되고 구현되고 있는 단계 - ISO 14649 정보에 기반한 지적제어기는 아직 미달의 연구과제 ㆍ 파급효과 및 대응 (국제적인 기술경쟁력 확보) - CAD/CAM 시스템에의 ISO 14649 포용 필요 - CNC 제어기의 ISO 14649 판독 능력 필요 - ISO 14649에 기반 한 지적제어기의 구현에 관한 연구 필요 - 적극적인 International Interface 필요 - 방대한 연구: 산학연의 연구 개발과 국가적인 정책 배려 필요

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.15-24
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• 2000

NC 기술은 하드웨어적, 소프트웨어적으로 빠르게 발전하고 있다. 소프트웨어적인 측면에서 NC제어기는 다양한 적응제어, 지능제어를 지원하는 추세이며, NC 가공기의 경우 고속가공, 정밀가공의 기능적 측면에서 발전이 이루어지고 있다. 뿐만 아니라, 컴퓨터 기술의 발전에 힘입어 NC가공을 지원하기 위한 환경(CAD, CAM, CAE) 역시 바르게 변화하고 있다. 그러나 CAM과 CNC 사이의 데이터 인터페이스는 여전히 ISO 6983(“G-Code”)이 사용되고 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.19 no.7
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• pp.171-179
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• 2002

STEP-NC is the next generation CNC controller taking STEP-based data model as the interface scheme (or language) between CAM and CNC, and carrying out various intelligent functions. At the moment, efforts are being made worldwide to establish international standard for the new interface scheme formalized as ISO14649. As the new language is being established, increasing attention is being paid to the development of the new CNC. Korea STEP-NC is an integrated STEP-NC system taking ISO 14649 as an input, and carrying out various intelligent functions. It is composed of 5 modules: 1) Shop Floor Programming System (PosSFP), 2) Tool Path Generator (PosTPG), 3) Tool Path Viewer (PosTPV), 4) Man Machine Interface (PosMMI), and 5) CNC Kernel (PosCNC). Distinguished from other prototypes (of Europe and USA), the Korea STEP-NC is top-down designed, and bottom-up implemented comprehensively incorporating all the crucial components for realizing the full benefit of STEP-NC paradigm, without using any existing commercial CAD/CAM systems and CNC kernels. The Korea STEP-NC prototype was successfully demonstrated and evaluated in the ISO conventions Together with prototypes of Europe and USA, Korea STEP-NC will be used as a reference system fur the Triangular Conformance Test to be jointly carried out by ISO TC184 SC1, SC4, and IMS Project.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.8-14
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• 2000

STEP-NC는 차세대 수치제어 장치의 인터페이스 표준 제정 및 새 표준을 기반으로 한 지능적인 고성능 수치제어 장치의 개발을 목표로 한다. 차세대 수치제어 장치의 인터페이스 표준제정은 ISO TC184/SC1/WG7에서 ISO 14649라는 이름으로 수행하고 있으며, 여기에는 밀링, 선반, EDM, 그라인딩 등 수치제어를 사용할 수 있는 전 공정을 대상으로 한 수치제어 장치의 인터페이스 표준을 제정 중에 있고 현재는 밀링 공정을 위한 데이터 모델이 CD 또는 DIS 버전으로 개발되어 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.208-216
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• 2003

ISO 14649 (data model for STEP-NC) is a new interface scheme or language for CAD-CAM-CNC chain under established by ISO TC184 SCI. Up to this point, the new language is mainly made for milling and turning, and other processes such as EDM will be completed in the future. Upon completion, it will be used as the international standard language for e-manufacturing paradigm by replacing the old machine-level language, so called M&G code used since 1950's. With the rich information contents included in the new language, various intelligent functions can be made by the CNC as the CNC knows what-to-make and how-to-make. In particular, On-Machine Inspection required for quality assurance in the machine level, can be done based on the information of feature­based tolerance graph. Previously, On-Machine inspection has been investigated mainly for milling operation, and only a few researches were made for turning operation without addressing the data model. In this thesis, we present a feature-based on-machine inspection process by the 4 Tasks: 1) proposing a new schema for STEP-NC data model, 2) converting the conventional tolerance scheme into that of STEP-NC, 3) modifying the tolerance graph such that the tolerance can be effectively measured by the touch probe on the machine, and 4) generating collision-free tool path for actual measurement. Task 1 is required for the incorporation of the presented method in the ISO 14649, whose current version does not much include the detailed schema for tolerance. Based on the presented schema, the tolerance represented in the conventional drafting can be changed to that of STEP-NC (Task 2). A special emphasis was given to Task 3 to make the represented tolerance accurately measurable by the touch probe on the machine even if the part setup is changed. Finally, Task 4 is converting the result of Task into the motion of touch probe. The developed schema and algorithms were illustrated by several examples including that of ISO 14649 Part 12.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.5-5
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• 2003

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.20 no.9
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• pp.13-19
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• 2003

• International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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• v.4 no.5
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• pp.27-33
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• 2003

G-code, another name of ISO6983, has been a popular commanding language for operating machine tools. This G-code, however, limits the usage of today's fast evolving high-performance hardware. For intelligent machines, the communications between machine and CAD/CAM departments become important, but the loss of information during generating G-code makes the production department isolated. The new standard for operating machine tools, named STEP-NC is just about to be standardized as ISO14649. As this new standard stores CAD/CAM information as well as operation commands of CNC machines, and this characteristic makes this machine able to exchange information with other departments. In this research, the new CNC machine operated by STEP-NC was built and tested. Unlike other prototypes of STEP-NC milling machines, this system uses the STEP-NC file in XML file form as data input. This machine loads information from XML file and deals with XML file structure. It is possible for this machine to exchange information to other databases using XML. The STEP-NC milling machines in this research loads information from the XML file, makes tool paths for two5D features with information of STEP-NC, and machines automatically without making G-code. All software is programmed with Visual $C^{++}$, and the milling machine is built with table milling machine, step motors, and motion control board for PC that can be directly controlled by Visual $C^{++}$ commands. All software and hardware modules are independent from each other; it allows convenient substitution and expansion of the milling machine. Example 1 in ISO14649-11 having the full geometry and machining information and example 2 having only the geometry and tool information were used to test the automatic machining capability of this system.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.26-32
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• 2002

• Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.225-236
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• 2005

The primary goal of the study is to provide a newly refined data model, an information exchange foundation of modeling operation for rapid prototyping, as one among non-milling STEP-NC modules. The previous data model has been first modified and refined by reflecting specific user requirements. Second, subsidiary information such as fabrication history as well as traditional process information has been introduced into the newly refined model in order to consolidate the model functionality. In short, the main contribution of the study is to provide a foundation where a newly refined data model is utilized easily and conveniently for practical rapid prototyping fabrication within the newly constructed STEP-NC environment.