A dimension-driven adaptive programming for tool-path planning and post-processing in 5-axis form milling of hyperboloidal-type normal circular-arc gears

Self-affine and stochastic affine transforms of R2 Iterated Function System (IFS) are investigated in this paper for manufacturing non-continuous objects in nature that exhibit fractal nature. A method for modeling and fabricating fractal bio-shapes using machining is presented. Tool path planning algorithm for numerical control machining is presented for the geometries generated by our fractal generation function. The tool path planning algorithm is implemented on a CNC machine, through executing limited number of iteration. This paper describes part of our ongoing research that attempts to break through the limitation of current CAD/CAM and CNC systems that are oriented to Euclidean geometry objects.

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Multi-pass progressive tool path planning in five-axis flank milling by particle swarm optimisation

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing ◽

10.1080/0951192x.2012.667153 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 26 (10) ◽

pp. 977-987 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Hsin-Ta Hsieh ◽

Yi-Chun Tsai ◽

Chih-Hsing Chu

Keyword(s):

Path Planning ◽

Tool Path ◽

Particle Swarm ◽

Particle Swarm Optimisation ◽

Flank Milling ◽

Tool Path Planning ◽

Five Axis

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

Micromachines ◽

10.3390/mi12030237 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 237

Author(s):

Yue Liu ◽

Zhanqiang Liu ◽

Wentong Cai ◽

Yukui Cai ◽

Bing Wang ◽

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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.

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

10.21203/rs.3.rs-384138/v1 ◽

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.

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

The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology ◽

10.1007/s00170-021-07947-x ◽

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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Efficient CNC Tool Path Planning Using Point Cloud

Volume 4: Processes ◽

10.1115/msec2018-6314 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sumedh Ghogare ◽

S. S. Pande

Keyword(s):

Path Planning ◽

Point Cloud ◽

Tool Path ◽

Planning Process ◽

Cnc Milling ◽

Tool Path Planning ◽

Planning Strategy ◽

Part Quality ◽

Nc Program ◽

Cutter Path

This paper reports the development of an efficient iso-scallop tool path planning strategy for machining of freeform surfaces on a three axis CNC milling center using the point cloud as the input. Boundary of the point cloud is chosen as the Master Cutter Path, using which the scallop points are computed. Adjacent side tool paths are computed using these scallop points and the path planning process is completed till the entire surface is covered. The system generates post-processed NC program in ISO format which was extensively tested for various case studies. The results were compared with the iso-planar tool path strategy from commercial software. Our system was found to generate efficient tool path in terms of part quality, productivity and storage memory.

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A High-Efficiency Impeller Channel Quasi-Triangular Tool Path Planning Method Based on Template Trajectory Mapping

Xibei Gongye Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Northwestern Polytechnical University ◽

10.1051/jnwpu/20183661216 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 36 (6) ◽

pp. 1216-1223

Author(s):

Feiyan Han ◽

Juan Wei ◽

Bin Feng ◽

Wu Zhang

Keyword(s):

Path Planning ◽

Tool Path ◽

Planning Method ◽

Free Form ◽

Physical Domain ◽

Tool Path Planning ◽

Surface Machining ◽

Mapping Model ◽

Trajectory Mapping ◽

Free Form Surface

The manufacturing technology of an integral impeller is an important indicator for measuring the manufacturing capability of a country. Its manufacturing process involves complex free-form surface machining, a time consuming and error-prone process, and the tool path planning is considered as a critical issue of free-form surface machining but still lacks a systematic solution. In this paper, aiming at the tool path planning of the impeller channel, a quasi-triangular tool path planning method based on parametric domain template trajectory mapping is proposed. The main idea is to map the template trajectory to physical domain by using the mapping model of parametric domain to the physical domain to obtain the actual machining path. Firstly, the trajectory mapping model of parametric domain to physical domain is established using the morphing technique, and the template trajectory mapping method in the parametric domain is given. Secondly, the clean-up boundary of the impeller channel is determined in the parametric domain, and the quasi-triangular template trajectory of the impeller channel is defined. Finally, taking a certain type of impeller as an example, the quasi-triangular tool path of the impeller channel is calculated, and the tool path calculation time of this method is compared with that of the traditional isometric offset method. The result shows that the computational efficiency is improved by 45% with this method, which provides a new method for the rapid acquisition of NC machining tool path for impeller channels. In addition, the simulation and actual machining are carried out, the results show that the shape of actual cutting traces on the surface of the impeller channel is quasi-triangular, showing that this method is effective and feasible.

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