Design and Implementation of Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Cloud Using MTConnect

Authors

Xiaoqing Frank Liu, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Md Rakib Shahriar, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
S M Nahian Al Sunny, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow
Ming C. Leu, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Maggie Cheng, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Liwen Hu, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Document Type

Article - Abstract Only

Publication Date

2016

Keywords

Manufacturing, Design

Abstract

Cyber-physical systems are gaining momentum in the domain of manufacturing. Cloud Manufacturing is also revolutionizing the manufacturing world. However, although there exist numerous physical manufacturing machines which are network-ready, very few of them are operated in a networked environment due to lack of scalability of existing cyber-physical systems. Combining the features offered by cloud manufacturing and cyber-physical systems, we develop a service-oriented architecture of scalable cyber-physical manufacturing cloud with MTConnect. A testbed of cyber-physical manufacturing cloud is being developed based on the above scalable architecture. In this system, manufacturing machines and their capabilities virtualized in a cyber-physical cloud. Manufacturing operations are represented as web services so that they are accessible across the Internet. Performance of the testbed of our cyber-physical manufacturing cloud with MTConnect is evaluated and test results show that our system achieves excellent service performance of manufacturing operations across Internet.

Comments

Principal Investigator: Xiaoqing Frank Liu

Citation

Liu X, Shahriar M, Sunny S, Leu MC, Cheng M, Hu L. Design and Implementation of Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Cloud Using MTConnect. ASME. International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Volume 1B: 36th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference ():V01BT02A019. doi:10.1115/DETC2016-60483.