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An e-quality control model for multistage machining processes of workpieces

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To track and control the changes of process quality attributes in multistage machining processes (MMPs), an e-quality control (e-QC) model is proposed. The e-QC model is defined as a quality information service node with e-formalizing technology, whose input/output and intermediate process (that is IPO) are known to other nodes, and its implemention in MMPs is provided. In order to establish the e-QC model, a measuring network is constructed to acquire the original quality data, and the changes of process quality attributes are monitored and diagnosed by the integrated quality analysis tools attached to the e-QC, which can be tracked by information template network in real time. Furthermore, a hierarchical control method is adopted to coordinate e-QCs, in which the quality loss and adjusting cost are used to quantify the opportunities for e-QCs to improve process quality. At last, a prototype is developed to verify the proposed methods.

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  1. State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, China

    DaoYu Liu, PingYu Jiang & YingFeng Zhang

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Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (“973”) (Grant No. 2005CB724106) and the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China (“863”) (Grant No. 2007AA00Z108)

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Liu, D., Jiang, P. & Zhang, Y. An e-quality control model for multistage machining processes of workpieces. Sci. China Ser. E-Technol. Sci. 51, 2178–2194 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-008-0240-4

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