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FIGURE 5.5<br />

leading to the development of alternative process plans. This strategy is used in the development of expert<br />

CAPP systems.<br />

5.5 Modeling for CAPP<br />

Conventional process planning in a manufacturing system.<br />

In the conventional manufacturing system, a process planner studies the engineering drawing for<br />

deciding the plan for its manufacture based on (a) the geometrical and technological constraints present<br />

in the part specification and (b) the manufacturing resources available on the shop floor (Figure 5.5).<br />

Thus the engineering drawing can be considered the communication link between the design and<br />

planning functions, while the process plan forms the link between the planning and manufacturing<br />

functions.<br />

The engineering drawings, manufacturing resources (machine and tool specifications), and process<br />

plans meant for interpretation by humans using their cognitive skills do not fit in the scheme where<br />

computers are used for automating the process planning function. Analogously, the development of a<br />

CAPP system thus involves the modeling of the following elements (Figure 5.6):<br />

1. <strong>Design</strong> specification: The modeling of the design specification involves the representation of the<br />

part to be manufactured. The resultant part model establishes the link between design and CAPP<br />

functions. This model can be called the Part <strong>Design</strong> Internal Representation (PDIR).<br />

2. <strong>Manufactur</strong>ing resources: Preparation of the process plans is always guided by the status of manufacturing<br />

facilities on the shop floor. The information about these resources should be made available<br />

to the CAPP system in order to generate realistic plans. The model representing the manufacturing<br />

resources can be termed the <strong>Manufactur</strong>ing Resources Internal Representation (MRIR).<br />

3. Process plan: Modeling of the process plan involves the representation of the manufacturing instructions<br />

in a structured form. This model can be called the Process Plan Internal Representation (PPIR).<br />

CAPP can be thought of as the modeling of the above elements and the interaction between these.<br />

The following sections describe the various methods of modeling for each of these elements.

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