Cutter workpiece engagement region and surface topography prediction in five-axis ball-end milling

Based on the machining tool path and the true trajectory equation of the cutting edge relative to the workpiece, the engagement region between the cutter and workpiece is analyzed and a new model is developed for the numerical simulation of the machined surface topography in a multiaxis ball-end milling process. The influence of machining parameters such as the feed per tooth, the radial depth of cut, the angle orientation tool, the cutter runout, and the tool deflection upon the topography are taken into account in the model. Based on the cutter workpiece engagement, the cutting force model is established. The tool deflections are extracted and used in the surface topography model for simulation. The predicted force profiles were compared to the measured ones. A reasonable agreement between the experimental and the predicted results was found.     

Position-varying surface roughness prediction method considering compensated acceleration in milling of thin-walled workpiece

Machined surface roughness will affect parts’ service performance. Thus, predicting it in the machining is important to avoid rejects. Surface roughness will be affected by system position dependent vibration even under constant parameter with certain toolpath processing in the finishing. Aiming at surface roughness prediction in the machining process, this paper proposes a position-varying surface roughness prediction method based on compensated acceleration by using regression analysis. To reduce the stochastic error of measuring the machined surface profile height, the surface area is repeatedly measured three times, and Pauta criterion is adopted to eliminate abnormal points. The actual vibration state at any processing position is obtained through the single-point monitoring acceleration compensation model. Seven acceleration features are extracted, and valley, which has the highest R-square proving the effectiveness of the filtering features, is selected as the input of the prediction model by mutual information coefficients. Finally, by comparing the measured and predicted surface roughness curves, they have the same trends, with the average error of 16.28% and the minimum error of 0.16%. Moreover, the prediction curve matches and agrees well with the actual surface state, which verifies the accuracy and reliability of the model.     

多坐标数控铣削加工图形仿真

针对生产厂在多品种刀具生产中所使用的MAHO800C五坐标四联动数控加工中心,分析实现多坐标数控加工仿真系统的方法及其相关的关键技术.实践表明,所开发的仿真系统可有效地实现加工图形的动态显示.     

Investigation on milling force of thin-walled workpiece considering dynamic characteristics of workpiece

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology - The idea of integral calculus is used in traditional milling force prediction methods. In the traditional method, the milling cutter is divided into...     

Optimal fixture design in peripheral milling of thin-walled workpiece

In order to optimize the positions of the locators in peripheral milling of a thin-walled workpiece, a finite element model along with an accurate cutting forces model is proposed in this paper. The finite element model takes into account the thickness variations of the workpiece in peripheral milling. The locators on the secondary locating surface directly influence the surface errors in peripheral milling of thin-walled workpiece, so this paper deals with the optimization of the positions of the locators on the secondary locating surface. A method including two steps is presented. In the first step, the initial positions of the locators are determined by adding the locators at the position with the maximum deformation. In the second step, a heuristic algorithm is proposed to optimize the positions of the locators. Finally, a simulation example is used to illustrate the method.     

Improvement of flatness error in milling plate-shaped workpiece by application of side-clamping force

To improve flatness error of plate-shaped workpieces in milling under side clamp holding mechanisms, appropriate magnitudes of clamping forces and method of application are studied in this paper. The effect of side-clamping force on workpiece deformation is investigated by experimental and computational analyses for the case where the workpiece is clamped at a position higher than the neutral plane of bending of the plate-shaped workpiece. It is found that the thermal deformation and elastic deformation caused by clamping force are in two opposite directions. Then, an appropriate method is proposed to compensate for the workpiece thermal deformation caused by cutting heat with the opposite elastic deformation caused by the side-clamping force, so as to keep the machined top surface of the workpiece flat as much as possible. The proposed method has been confirmed through computational analyses and experiments. © 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.     

多自由度包络铣削异形螺杆接触迹分析

阐述了无瞬心包络法加工异形螺杆的工艺方法周向包络法。依据联动控制的轴数不同,分析了三自由度刀具毫安装角和四自由度刀具变安装角数控包络铣削螺杆的运动控制。通过对两种运动控制加工方式的比较,研究盘铣刀无瞬心包络加工异形螺杆其刀具安装角及其刀尖圆角半径变化对接触迹的影响规律,揭示了刀具变安装角加工方式和不同刀尖圆角半径对接触迹影响程度。以便选择合适的加工刀具及其安装角,利于提高螺杆加工的质量和效率。     

Three-dimensional process stability prediction of thin-walled workpiece in milling operation

High-speed machining of thin-walled workpiece is widely used in aerospace industry. To optimize the machining parameters in milling operations, the related process stability is required to be predicted. Compared to the existing two-dimensional (2D) milling stability model, a more completed three-dimensional (3D) regenerative process stability prediction model of thin-walled workpiece is presented based on the newly developed dynamic model. The efficiency and accuracy of the regenerative milling stability can be improved in the presented 3D model. The analysis procedure of the stability of flexible dynamic milling is developed in details. The 3D stability lobes are calculated according to the full discretization method and direct integration scheme. To verify the accuracy of presented 3D stability model, the thin-walled workpiece milling sound pressure signal and surface quality are determined in experiments.     

键槽铣床工件专用卡具设计

设计了一种键槽铣床工件专用卡具,使轴类工件的安装方式由工人手动操作改为卡具机动操作,减少了轴类工件夹紧、放松、找正的时间,降低了工人的劳动强度,大大提高了轴类工件键槽加工的工作效率。     

Roughness modeling and optimization in CNC end milling using response surface method: effect of workpiece material variation

Influence of machining parameters, viz., spindle speed, depth of cut and feed rate, on the quality of surface produced in CNC end milling is investigated. In the present study, experiments are conducted for three different workpiece materials to see the effect of workpiece material variation in this respect. Five roughness parameters, viz., centre line average roughness, root mean square roughness, skewness, kurtosis and mean line peak spacing have been considered. The second-order mathematical models, in terms of the machining parameters, have been developed for each of these five roughness parameters prediction using response surface method on the basis of experimental results. The roughness models as well as the significance of the machining parameters have been validated with analysis of variance. It is found that the response surface models for different roughness parameters are specific to workpiece materials. An attempt has also been made to obtain optimum cutting conditions with respect to each of the five roughness parameters considered in the present study with the help of response optimization technique.     

叶轮流道多轴高效插铣加工刀具轨迹规划方法

为提高叶轮流道的粗加工效率,弥补商用计算机辅助制造软件在多轴插铣加工路径规划方面的不足,研究了叶轮流道多轴高效插铣加工的关键技术。首先,在五轴机床一个转动轴固定一定角度的情况下,确定最大插铣刀具直径,并结合机床运动特性,建立最大刀具直径与步距、行距之间的几何约束模型。然后,通过求解该模型获得了满足加工效率和精度要求的高效插铣路径。最后,将所求插铣刀具轨迹在叶轮流道上进行了仿真与实际加工,实验表明利用该方法获得的插铣路径可以显著提高叶轮粗加工的效率。     

铣削技术领域的革命

利用智能机床的支持,机床可以与操作人员进行交流.你的机床可以与你进行交流,从而机床可以补偿温差引起的误差,在加工过程中断时,向你报告(比如通过SMS).通过提供有价值的信息,向操作人员提供帮助,以便通过现有的传感器技术,改正引起故障的原因.     

复杂形状工件的端铣切削力模型

以传统的端铣切削力模型为基础，提出了一种新的端铣加工中静态切削力的预报模型。该模型考虑了复杂的工件形状和不同的铣刀进给轨迹。给出了一种新的工件和铣刀接触算法。     

薄壁零件的高速铣削稳定性研究

薄壁结构零件在加工过程中极易发生变形和切削振动,这对提高加工质量和加工效率十分不利.在考虑刀具和工件两个方向自由度的基础上,分析了薄壁零件的动态铣削模型.针对2A12铝合金薄壁结构零件,利用MIKRON UCPDUR0800 高速加工中心和相关仪器、软件,通过铣削力辨识实验和模态实验,进行了高速铣削薄壁零件的稳定域分析和实验验证.     

Extracting cutter/workpiece engagements in five-axis milling using solid modeler

Predicting cutting forces in milling process simulation requires finding cutter/workpiece engagements (CWEs). The calculation of these engagements is challenging due to the complicated and changing intersection geometry between the cutter and the in-process workpiece. In this paper, a solid modeling based methodology for finding CWEs generated in five-axis milling of free form surfaces is presented. The proposed methodology is an extension of the solid modeler based three-axis CWE extraction method given in [21]. At any given instant of the five-axis tool motion, the velocity vectors along the cutter axis may move in directions that do not lie in the same plane, and therefore the cutter envelopes need to be approximated by spline surfaces. Considering the spline surface approximations, the CWE methodology described in [21] does not work properly for the five-axis milling. Therefore in the proposed method, the in-process workpiece is used instead of the removal volume for extracting the CWEs. A terminology the feasible contact surfaces (FCS), defined by the envelope boundaries, is introduced. To extract the CWEs at a given cutter location, first the BODY entity, obtained by offsetting the FCS with an infinitesimal amount, is intersected with the in-process workpiece. Then, the resultant removal volume is decomposed into faces. Finally, the surface/surface intersections are performed between those faces and the FCS to obtain the CWE boundaries. To be used in the force model, the CWE boundaries are mapped from Euclidean 3D space to a parametric space defined by the engagement angle and the depth-of-cut for a given tool geometry.     

Toolpath dependent chatter suppression in multi-axis milling of hollow fan blades with ball-end cutter

Aiming at the issue of toolpath dependent machining vibration in multi-axis milling of hollow fan blades, this paper presents an optimal selection method of cutting parameters based on single-line toolpath to suppress cutting chatter. Firstly, the impact of hollow structure on the blade structural modal was analyzed by using the modal analysis method. And the unstable regions of hollow blade surface have been predicted, which were prone to induce machining deformation and vibration. Secondly, the relationship between the hollow structure and the dynamic characteristics was revealed by analyzing the dynamic responses to the different cutting positions of blade surface. Thirdly, the optimization of cutting parameters based on single-line toolpath was proposed by establishing the 3D stability lobe diagram. Finally, the feasibility and effectiveness about the analysis of dynamic characteristics and the suppression method of cutting chatter were verified by a milling experiment of hollow blade.     

FEM-based prediction of workpiece transient temperature distribution and deformations during milling

In high-speed dry milling of thin-walled parts, the cutter-workpiece temperature rises asymptotically with cutting speed, causing excessive cutter tooth wear and workpiece thermal expansion, which in turn reduces the cutter life and produces dimensional and geometrical variabilities in the machined part. Therefore, a basic understanding of the thermal aspect of machining and the effecting parameters is essential for achieving better part quality with improved productivity. This paper presents a transient milling simulation model to assist manufacturing engineers in gaining in-depth understanding of the thermomechanical aspects of machining and their influence on resulted part quality. Based on the finite-element method approach, the model can predict transient temperature distributions and resulted elastic-plastic deformations induced during the milling of 2.5D prismatic parts comprising features like slots, steps, pockets, etc. The advantages of the proposed model over previous works are that it (1) performs feature-based machining simulation considering transient thermomechanical loading conditions; (2) allows modeling the effects of coolant on convective heat transfer rate; and (3) considers the nonlinear behavior of the workpiece due to its changing geometry, inelastic material properties, and flexible fixture–workpiece contacts. The prediction accuracy of the model was validated with experimental results obtained during the course of the research work. A good agreement between the numerical and experimental results was found for different test cases with varying part geometries and machining conditions.     

正交车铣工件表面粗糙度的试验研究

正交车铣是一种新的切削加工方法,通过试验研究了轴向进给量、周向进给量、切削深度和切削速度等参数对表面粗糙度的影响规律.结果表明,轴向和周向进给量的增大都可导致已加工件表面粗糙度值增大,切削深度和切削速度的变化对表面粗糙度的影响不显著.