Ruled surfaces found in engineering parts are often blended with a constraint surface,like the blade surface and hub surface of a centrifugal impeller.It is significant to accurately machine these ruled surfaces in fl...Ruled surfaces found in engineering parts are often blended with a constraint surface,like the blade surface and hub surface of a centrifugal impeller.It is significant to accurately machine these ruled surfaces in flank milling with interference-free and fairing tool path,while current models in fulfilling these goals are complex and rare.In this paper,a tool path planning method with optimal cutter locations(CLs)is proposed for 5-axis flank milling of ruled surfaces under multiple geometric constraints.To be specific,a concise three-point contact tool positioning model is firstly developed for a cylindrical cutter.Different tool orientations arise when varying the three contact positions and a tool orientation pool with acceptable cutter-surface deviation is constructed using a meta-heuristic algorithm.Fairing angular curves are derived from candidates in this pool,and then curve registration for cutter tip point on each determined tool axis is performed in respect of interference avoidance and geometric smoothness.On this basis,an adaptive interval determination model is developed for deviation control of interpolated cutter locations.This model is designed to be independent of the CL optimization process so that multiple CLs can be planned simultaneously with parallel computing technique.Finally,tests are performed on representative surfaces and the results show the method has advantages over previous meta-heuristic tool path planning approaches in both machining accuracy and computation time,and receives the best comprehensive performance compared to other multi-constrained methods when machining an impeller.展开更多
Nowadays,free-form surfaces have been widely used in various industrial fields.They are usually machined by CNC machine tools,but recently have also begun to be manufactured by industrial robotic arm manipulators,than...Nowadays,free-form surfaces have been widely used in various industrial fields.They are usually machined by CNC machine tools,but recently have also begun to be manufactured by industrial robotic arm manipulators,thanks to low cost,large operation reaching space and high machining flexibility of robot.So far,various methodologies have been proposed to improve efficiency and quality of free-form surface machining,thus this paper aims at providing a state-ofthe-art review on research advances in free-form surface machining.In this review,tool path generation,feedrate scheduling in Cartesian space and trajectory planning in joint space are focused for both CNC machining and robot machining,and their research statues,existing difficulties and key issues are discussed in detail.Finally,the feasible routes,breakthrough points and future development trend are also expounded.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U22A20202 and 52205516)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2022 M720641)。
文摘Ruled surfaces found in engineering parts are often blended with a constraint surface,like the blade surface and hub surface of a centrifugal impeller.It is significant to accurately machine these ruled surfaces in flank milling with interference-free and fairing tool path,while current models in fulfilling these goals are complex and rare.In this paper,a tool path planning method with optimal cutter locations(CLs)is proposed for 5-axis flank milling of ruled surfaces under multiple geometric constraints.To be specific,a concise three-point contact tool positioning model is firstly developed for a cylindrical cutter.Different tool orientations arise when varying the three contact positions and a tool orientation pool with acceptable cutter-surface deviation is constructed using a meta-heuristic algorithm.Fairing angular curves are derived from candidates in this pool,and then curve registration for cutter tip point on each determined tool axis is performed in respect of interference avoidance and geometric smoothness.On this basis,an adaptive interval determination model is developed for deviation control of interpolated cutter locations.This model is designed to be independent of the CL optimization process so that multiple CLs can be planned simultaneously with parallel computing technique.Finally,tests are performed on representative surfaces and the results show the method has advantages over previous meta-heuristic tool path planning approaches in both machining accuracy and computation time,and receives the best comprehensive performance compared to other multi-constrained methods when machining an impeller.
基金partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.91948203,51975097)the National Key Research and Development Project(No.2020YFA0713702)to Dalian University of Technology。
文摘Nowadays,free-form surfaces have been widely used in various industrial fields.They are usually machined by CNC machine tools,but recently have also begun to be manufactured by industrial robotic arm manipulators,thanks to low cost,large operation reaching space and high machining flexibility of robot.So far,various methodologies have been proposed to improve efficiency and quality of free-form surface machining,thus this paper aims at providing a state-ofthe-art review on research advances in free-form surface machining.In this review,tool path generation,feedrate scheduling in Cartesian space and trajectory planning in joint space are focused for both CNC machining and robot machining,and their research statues,existing difficulties and key issues are discussed in detail.Finally,the feasible routes,breakthrough points and future development trend are also expounded.
