Abstract: | This paper presents a new approach to real-time generation and control of the cutter path for 5-axis machining applications. The cutter path generation method comprises real-time algorithms for cutter-contact path interpolation, cutter offsetting, and coordinate conversion. In addition, a global feedback loop is closed by the CNC interpolator so as to augment the controlled accuracy in practical cutter path generation. An error compensation algorithm and a feedrate adaptation algorithm for the control loop are developed, respectively. |