Tool path planning for five-axis flank milling with developable surface approximation

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 707-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Hsing Chu ◽  
Jang-Ting Chen
Keyword(s):  
Path Planning ◽  
Tool Path ◽  
Flank Milling ◽  
Developable Surface ◽  
Tool Path Planning ◽  
Surface Approximation ◽  
Five Axis

Tool Path Planning for Five-Axis U-Pass Milling of an Impeller

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.Y. Feng ◽  
Z.C. Wei ◽  
M.J. Wang ◽  
X.Q. Wang ◽  
M.L. Guo
Keyword(s):  
Path Planning ◽  
Cutting Force ◽  
Tool Path ◽  
Flank Milling ◽  
Small Range ◽  
Tool Path Planning ◽  
Point Distribution ◽  
Parameter Domain ◽  
Five Axis ◽  
Tool Axis Vector

Abstract U-pass milling is a roughing method that combines the characteristics of flank milling with conventional trochoidal milling. The tool cuts in and out steadily, and the tool–workpiece wrap angle is maintained within a small range. This method can smooth the cutting force and reduce the peak cutting force while avoiding cutting heat accumulation, which can significantly improve the processing efficiency and reduce tool wear. In this study, a tool path model is established for U-pass milling, and the characteristic parameters of the path are defined. Through a comparative test of three-axis groove milling, it is demonstrated that the peak value and average value of the cutting force are reduced by 25% and 60%, respectively. An impeller runner is considered as the processing object, and the milling boundary parameters are pretreated. A tiling micro-arc mapping algorithm is proposed, which maps the three-dimensional boundary to the two-dimensional parameter domain plane with the arc length as the coordinate axis, and the dimensionally reduced tool contact point distribution form is obtained. The geometric domain tool position point and the interference-free tool axis vector are obtained by calculating the bidirectional proportional domain of the runner and the inverse mapping of any vector in the parameter domain. Finally, the calculation results are nested into the automatically programmed tool (APT) encoding form, and the feasibility of the five-axis U-pass milling tool path planning method is verified through a numerical example.

Tool path planning for five-axis flank milling of free-form surfaces

2020 ◽  
Vol 108 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 73-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianmeng Zhang ◽  
Rong Mo ◽  
Neng Wan ◽  
Chao Xia
Keyword(s):  
Path Planning ◽  
Tool Path ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Flank Milling ◽  
Tool Path Planning ◽  
Five Axis ◽  
Free Form Surfaces

Optimized Tool Path Planning for Five-Axis Flank Milling of Ruled Surface Considering Tolerance

2012 ◽  
Vol 472-475 ◽  
pp. 114-118
Author(s):  
Jun Feng Tian ◽  
Hu Lin ◽  
Zhuang Yao ◽  
Jie Li
Keyword(s):  
Path Planning ◽  
Tool Path ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Flank Milling ◽  
Tool Path Planning ◽  
Machining Error ◽  
Tool Paths ◽  
Global And Local Optimization ◽  
Global And Local ◽  
Five Axis

Five-axis CNC flank milling has recently received much attention in industry. Tool path planning is a critical issue in five-axis CNC flank milling operation. Previous work based on dynamic-programming generated optimal tool path by global minimising the machining error. However, global minimal machining error may not guarantee a local machining error controllable. Therefore, this paper proposes a method based on combination of global and local optimization, which makes tool path of five-axis flank milling optimal and error controllable. Oversize error of tool paths can be partially adjusted so that a specified tolerance is met in global optimization processing. Finally, the experiments of the simulative are made by this algorithm. The result verifies the feasibility and validity of the proposed scheme.

scholarly journals Optimisation of Planning Parameters for Machining Blade Electrode Micro-Fillet with Scallop Height Modelling

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 237
Author(s):  
Yue Liu ◽  
Zhanqiang Liu ◽  
Wentong Cai ◽  
Yukui Cai ◽  
Bing Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Path Planning ◽  
Tilt Angle ◽  
Tool Path ◽  
End Milling ◽  
Tool Path Planning ◽  
Scallop Height ◽  
Aero Engine ◽  
Tool Tilt Angle ◽  
Five Axis ◽  
Height Model

Aero-engine blades are manufactured by electroforming process with electrodes. The blade electrode is usually machined with five-axis micromilling to get required profile roughness. Tool path planning parameters, such as cutting step and tool tilt angle, have a significant effect on the profile roughness of the micro-fillet of blade electrode. In this paper, the scallop height model of blade electrode micro-fillet processed by ball-end milling cutter was proposed. Effects of cutting step and tool tilt angle the machined micro-fillet profile roughness were predicted with the proposed scallop height model. The cutting step and tool tilt angle were then optimised to ensure the contour precision of the micro-fillet shape requirement. Finally, the tool path planning was generated and the machining strategy was validated through milling experiments. It was also found that the profile roughness was deteriorated due to size effect when the cutting step decreased to a certain value.

scholarly journals Tool path planning for five-axis U-pass milling of an impeller

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingyang Feng ◽  
Zhaocheng Wei ◽  
Minjie Wang ◽  
Xueqin Wang ◽  
Minglong Guo
Keyword(s):  
Path Planning ◽  
Tool Path ◽  
Tool Path Planning ◽  
Five Axis
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