Visualization automatic programming system of bending machine based on machine vision

Abstract

Bending machine is the most widely used bending apparatus. With the development of machinery industry and the improvement of product quality, a visualization automatic programming system of bending machine based on machine vision was developed in order to meet the need of high-speed, automated, simplified and personalized production. Based on a CNC sheet metal bending machine with three degrees of freedom, the structure of the system takes industrial computer, image acquisition card and motion control card method, and the control software is developed by Visual Studio 2010, which has advantages of fast processing speed, high accuracy and low price. The system is based on the modular design method and is mainly composed by the machine vision measurement module, bending simulation module, motion control module, humancomputer interaction module, etc. In this paper, the bending machine system will be introduced and finally some simulation test of the modules will be presented.