AN APPLICATION OF MECHATRONICS IN MANUFACTURING WITH OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING IN A WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT

Authors

  • M. L. J. J?rgens Department ofIndustrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University
  • D.C. Page Department ofIndustrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/10-1-370

Abstract

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This project is part of a program to establish mechatronics knowledge and skills in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Stellenbosch. A low-cost, but accurate mechatronic application was developed by automating a pipe-bending machine. Accelerating software development through object-oriented programming was also investigated. The object-oriented software was developed with a structure that increases the independence between the application object and the data acquisition system. A teach-pendant and large, multicolour displays with interactive buttons were developed to ensure a user-friendly machine. .The positioning of the headstock was controlled by a pulsing control algorithm, which achieved an accuracy of

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Published

2011-11-05

How to Cite

J?rgens, M. L. J., & Page, D. (2011). AN APPLICATION OF MECHATRONICS IN MANUFACTURING WITH OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING IN A WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.7166/10-1-370

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (1999)

Section

General Articles

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