Unified modelling for continuous–discrete hybrid adaptive machining CPS of large thin-walled parts

Abstract

ABSTRACT Traditional machining is transforming to digital and intelligent machining, in which adaptive machining cyber-physical system (CPS) provides a useful approach to control the machining quality of large thin-walled parts. And the running of adaptive machining CPS is a complex multi-processes execution flow, which can be regarded as a continuous–discrete hybrid system. To realise adaptive controlling of machining quality and adaptive managing of process flow, a unified model for continuous–discrete hybrid adaptive machining CPS is constructed. Firstly, an architecture of adaptive machining CPS is proposed. Next, the cutting process in adaptive machining CPS is modelled as a continuous-variable system (CVS), while the process flow in adaptive machining CPS is modelled as a discrete-events system (DES). Then, the finite state machine is adopted to integrate the CVS and DES to form the unified model of adaptive machining CPS. Finally, an adaptive machining CPS is developed based on the unified model, and the machining results demonstrate that machining quality is efficiently controlled, as well as the process flow is orderly managed. The built unified model has four features, respectively universality, integrability, scalability, and reconfigurability, which can be reconstructed to form a new instancing model according to the different machining requirements.