Real-time determination of cutting force coefficients without cutting geometry restriction

The determination of the cutting force coefficients is a critical point in the case of using the mechanistic cutting force model for predicting the forces during milling processes. The main reason is that the computations require a series of experiments with special geometrical conditions, and the validity of the results is limited. In this paper a cutting force predicting method, based on the mechanistic cutting force model will be introduced, together with an algorithm for determining the cutting force coefficients in the course of a single experiment without restrictions in regard to the cutting geometry. Besides the fact that the proposed method lifts the geometrical restrictions of the previously published solutions, it makes it possible to calculate the coefficients just when they are needed for force prediction right at the machining process, to avoid the problem of the limited validity of the coefficients. In this case the real-time measuring of the cutting forces is needed, while the forthcoming forces can be predicted with an appropriate look-forward algorithm, which is also presented.