Smooth Geodesic Interpolation for Five-Axis Machine Tools

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 1592-1603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youdong Chen ◽  
Ling Li
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tools ◽  
Five Axis

scholarly journals Influence of Tool Length and Profile Errors on the Inaccuracy of Cubic-Machining Test Results

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Zongze Li ◽  
Hiroki Ogata ◽  
Ryuta Sato ◽  
Keiichi Shirase ◽  
Shigehiko Sakamoto
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tools ◽  
Test Accuracy ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Machining Error ◽  
Tool Profile ◽  
Machining Test ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Side Error ◽  
Profile Errors ◽  
Five Axis

A cubic-machining test has been proposed to evaluate the geometric errors of rotary axes in five-axis machine tools using a 3 × 3 zone area in the same plane with different tool postures. However, as only the height deviation among the machining zones is detected by evaluating the test results, the machining test results are expected to be affected by some error parameters of tool sides, such as tool length and profile errors, and there is no research investigation on how the tool side error influences the cubic-machining test accuracy. In this study, machining inaccuracies caused by tool length and tool profile errors were investigated. The machining error caused by tool length error was formulated, and an intentional tool length error was introduced in the simulations and actual machining tests. As a result, the formulated and simulated influence of tool length error agreed with the actual machining results. Moreover, it was confirmed that the difference between the simulation result and the actual machining result can be explained by the influence of the tool profile error. This indicates that the accuracy of the cubic-machining test is directly affected by tool side errors.

scholarly journals Study of Machining of Gears with Regular and Modified Outline Using CNC Machine Tools

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2913
Author(s):  
Rafał Gołębski ◽  
Piotr Boral
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tools ◽  
Coordinate Measuring Machine ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Numerical Control ◽  
Cnc Machine Tools ◽  
Cnc Milling ◽  
Cnc Machine ◽  
Cylindrical Gears ◽  
Measuring Machine ◽  
Five Axis

Classic methods of machining cylindrical gears, such as hobbing or circumferential chiseling, require the use of expensive special machine tools and dedicated tools, which makes production unprofitable, especially in small and medium series. Today, special attention is paid to the technology of making gears using universal CNC (computer numerical control) machine tools with standard cheap tools. On the basis of the presented mathematical model, a software was developed to generate a code that controls a machine tool for machining cylindrical gears with straight and modified tooth line using the multipass method. Made of steel 16MnCr5, gear wheels with a straight tooth line and with a longitudinally modified convex-convex tooth line were machined on a five-axis CNC milling machine DMG MORI CMX50U, using solid carbide milling cutters (cylindrical and ball end) for processing. The manufactured gears were inspected on a ZEISS coordinate measuring machine, using the software Gear Pro Involute. The conformity of the outline, the tooth line, and the gear pitch were assessed. The side surfaces of the teeth after machining according to the planned strategy were also assessed; the tests were carried out using the optical microscope Alicona Infinite Focus G5 and the contact profilographometer Taylor Hobson, Talysurf 120. The presented method is able to provide a very good quality of machined gears in relation to competing methods. The great advantage of this method is the use of a tool that is not geometrically related to the shape of the machined gear profile, which allows the production of cylindrical gears with a tooth and profile line other than the standard.

Energy Saving in Five-Axis Machine Tools Using Synchronous and Contouring Control and Verification by Machining Experiment

2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 5608-5618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoki Uchiyama ◽  
Yuki Ogawa ◽  
Abd El Khalick M. ◽  
Shigenori Sano
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Contouring Control ◽  
Five Axis

Identification and compensation of 11 position-independent geometric errors on five-axis machine tools with a tilting head

2017 ◽  
Vol 94 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 533-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Yang ◽  
Xiaodiao Huang ◽  
Shuang Ding ◽  
Chunjian Yu ◽  
Yameng Yang
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tools ◽  
Geometric Errors ◽  
Five Axis

An Attempt of Error Tracing and Compensation Method of the Linkage Error of Five-Axis CNC Machine Tool

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong Jiang ◽  
Jiexiong Ding ◽  
Qicheng Ding ◽  
Li Du ◽  
Wei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tool ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Complex Surface ◽  
Compensation Method ◽  
Cnc Machine ◽  
Linkage Error ◽  
Error Tracing ◽  
Five Axis ◽  
Five Axes

Nowadays the five-axis machine tool is one of the most important foundations of manufacturing industry. To guarantee the accuracy of the complex surface machining, multi-axis linkage performance detection and compensation of five-axis machine tools is necessary. RTCP (Rotation Tool Center Point) is one of the basic essential functions for the five-axis machine tools, which can keep the tool center with the machining trajectory when five axes move synchronously. On the basis of RTCP function, a way to detect multi-axes linkage performance of five-axis machine tools is briefly introduced, and linkage error model is built in accordance with the topological structure of machine tool. Based on the feature of the linkage errors of the five-axis machine tool, the error tracing and compensation method is proposed. Some simulations and experiments that verify the error tracing method could locate the linkage error category are established. Therefore, a new attempt to detect and compensate the linkage error of the five-axis machine tool is provided in this paper.

A Universal Postprocessor of General Table-Tilting Type of Five-Axis Machine Tools Without Rotational Tool Center Point Function for Actual NC Code Generation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoqiang Fu ◽  
Hongli Gao ◽  
Tengda Gu
Keyword(s):  
Code Generation ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Kinematic Chain ◽  
Rotary Axes ◽  
Nc Code ◽  
Rotation Axes ◽  
Cutting Test ◽  
Center Point ◽  
Rtcp Function ◽  
Five Axis

The postprocessor is essential for machining with five-axis machine tools. This paper develops one universal postprocessor for table-tilting type of five-axis machine tools without rotational tool center point (RTCP) function. Firstly, positions of two rotary axes and the workpiece in the machine coordinate system (MCS) are introduced into the kinematic chain of the five-axis machine tools. The uniform product of exponential (POE) formula of the tool relative to the workpiece is established to obtain the universal forward kinematics. On this basis, the postprocessor of table-tilting type of five-axis machine tools is developed. The calculation of rotation angles of rotation axes is proposed in details, including the calculation of double solutions, the determination of rotation angles of C-axis and the selection principle of the shortest path of rotation angles. Movements of linear axes are calculated with rotation angles of rotary axes. The generated movements of all axes are actual positions of all axes relative to their zero positions, which can be used for machining directly. The postprocessor does not rely on RTCP function with positions of rotary axes and the workpiece in MCS. Finally, cutting test in VERICUT and real cutting experiments on SmartCNC500_DRTD five-axis machine tool are carried out to verify the effectiveness of the proposed postprocessor.

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