Abstract
AbstractThis paper proposes a Reconfigurable Mechanism for Application Control (RMAC) framework, which allows for mapping a mechanism into a device driver for direct control by an application like CAD/CAM. The RMAC paradigm is one of a mechanism device driver assigned to each mechanism class or model, which can be used by a CAD/CAM process planner to control the mechanism. Under the RMAC architecture, the traditional M & G code language is no longer necessary since motion entities (NURBS, lines, arcs, etc) can be passed directly to the mechanism through the device driver interface. The design strategy of using dynamic-link libraries (DLL) to form a mechanism device driver permits a mechanism to assume different operating configurations, depending on the number of axes, machine resolution, and the relevant device driver functionalities. For example, the machine can perform as a milling machine in one instant, and then, by loading a new device driver, act as a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM). The archite...
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