MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND PROCESS CONTROL.pdf

MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND PROCESS CONTROL David E. Hardt Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity Massachusetts Institute of Technology February , 1996 The following paper outlines a basic modeling paradigm for The parameters are further broken down into nominal or stationary process control. Once the model is defined, three distinctly values and variations different modes of process control are described based on this model The model then leads to a control taxonomy for processes. Y= Finally the machine inputs U are separated as a subset of the Model Definition parameters that are accessible, certain and “manipulable” in a “reasonable” time frame relative to the basic process execution All manufacturing process have but two outputs: time. • Geometry (macroscopic shape of the product) Y = U • Properties (all intrinsic material properties) The vector can be further broken down into two categories: These two outputs completely define