THE SIMSED FRAMEWORK FOR MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF TRANSITIC SYSTEMS UNDER UNCERTAIN ENVIRONMENT

This paper presents a virtual reality environment used for the design and the simulation of transitic systems (conveying systems). This framework, called SimSED, enables testing and validating the control code of the system before on-site implementation. The virtual reality environment provides a tool for representing three-dimensionally a transitic system, which encapsulates the realistic behaviour of the system including failure occurrence. The 3D animation improves graphical display and the use of a physical engine called ODE provides a technical solution for realistic and precise material part behaviour. The control code is validated by joint simulation of the transitic system's material part and control part. The tool enables the control behaviour to be tested in case of material breakdown. SimSED has been used to design and to simulate a complete industrial application. This framework has then been validated by tests.