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

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.

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.

Path Planning for Motion Control of Hexapod Machines

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiming Ji ◽  
Zhenqun Li
Keyword(s):  
Path Planning ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Tool Path ◽  
Local Planning ◽  
Tool Path Planning ◽  
Tool Paths ◽  
Condition Optimization ◽  
Planning Methods ◽  
Tool Motion ◽  
Five Axis

Abstract The dramatic departure in structure of the hexapod machine tools from the traditional five-axis machines leads to the question: can the planning and control methods for the traditional CNC machines be used for the hexapod machine tools? We studied several tool motion characteristics, such as Jocabian matrices, path tracking errors and the extra degree of freedom (e-DOF), and found that the traditional five-axis planning methods cannot take into consideration of the kinematics performance variation and the e-DOF in a hexapod. A kinematics-based tool path planning scheme for the hexapods is therefore proposed. It combines the traditional tool path planning with the kinematic condition optimization. The optimization is a two-step process. First a high accuracy zone of the workspace is identified globally for the placement of the part. Then a set of 5-DOF tool paths is generated and extended to a set of 6-DOF tool paths based on the local planning of e-DOF. Finally the relationship between the e-DOF and the stiffness of the Hexapods, another factor in the use of e-DOF, are discussed.

Tool Path Planning and Simulation for Five-Axis Machining Test

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 348-353
Author(s):  
Chen-Hua She ◽  
Jeng-Nan Lee ◽  
Shang-Liang Chen ◽  
Shu-Ting Chen ◽  
Jheng-Jie Huang
Keyword(s):  
Path Planning ◽  
Tool Path ◽  
Tool Path Planning ◽  
Machining Test ◽  
Five Axis
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