CNC machine tool surface interpolator for ball-end milling of free-form surfaces |
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Authors: | Chih-Ching Lo |
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Affiliation: | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung 407, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | This paper presents a new type of CNC machine tool interpolator that is capable of generating the cutter path for ball-end milling of a free-form surface. The surface interpolator comprises on-line algorithms for cutter-contact (CC) path scheduling, CC path interpolation, and tool offsetting. The interpolator algorithms for iso-parametric, iso-scallop and iso-planar machining methods are developed, respectively. The proposed surface interpolator method gains the advantages for minimizing the data loaded to the CNC machine tool and maintaining the desired feedrate and position accuracy along the CC path. |
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Keywords: | CNC machine tool Interpolator Ball-end milling Free-form surface |
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