Surface form error prediction in five-axis flank milling of thin-walled parts

Author(s):  
Zhou-Long Li ◽  
Oguzhan Tuysuz ◽  
Li-Min Zhu ◽  
Yusuf Altintas
Author(s):  
Yuwen Sun ◽  
Qiang Guo

The cutter runout effect has significant influence on the shape of the cutter swept surface and the machining surface quality. Due to the existence of cutter runout effect, the shape and position of envelope surface formed by each cutter edge are different from others. Hence, it is necessary to integrate the cutter runout effect and its resulting compound effects of all cutter edges into envelope surface modeling and form error prediction for five-axis milling. This paper establishes the envelope surface model considering cutter runout effect in five-axis flank milling based on the relative motion analysis of the cutter and part. In this model, the cutter runout is defined by three parameters, including inclination angle, location angle, and offset value, and the cutter runout effect is subsequently integrated into the model by using the cutter edge as the generatrix of cutter rotation surface. Then, the influence of each runout parameter on the shape of envelope surface formed by each cutter edge as well as the resulting form error in milling is investigated. Also, the compound effects of all cutter edges on the final resulting geometric errors of the machined surface are analyzed. Finally, simulations and machining experiment are conducted for a specific ruled surface, and the results validate the effectiveness and feasibility of proposed envelope surface model considering cutter runout effect. It is suitable to be used in tool positioning, tool installation adjustment, and forming error prediction in flank milling process with cutter runout.


2014 ◽  
Vol 703 ◽  
pp. 150-155
Author(s):  
Ming Yong Wang

This paper presents process optimization for the five-axis milling based on the mechanics model explained in Part I. The process is optimized by varying the feed as the tool-workpiece engagements. The linear and angular feedrates are optimized by sequential quadratic programming. Sharp feedrate changes may result in undesired feed-marks on the finished surface. The adopted step is to update the the original CL file with optimized and filtered feedrate commands. The five-axis milling process is simulated in a virtual enviroment, and the resulting feedrate outputs are stored at each position along the tool path. The new feedrate profiles are shown to considerably reduce the machining time while avoiding process faults.


Author(s):  
Hao Si ◽  
Liping Wang

Five-axis flank milling is the most commonly used processing method in the aviation industry for the machining of thin-walled parts with complex ruled surfaces. During machining, the tool/workpiece deformations caused by the cutting force often lead to surface errors on the machined components that severely affect the accuracy of the machining results. This article presents an iterative compensation strategy to reduce the tool/workpiece deformation-induced surface error during the five-axis flank milling of thin-walled workpieces by modifying the tool tip position and tool axis orientation. This approach can be implemented in four steps. First, a highly integrated cutter-workpiece engagement extraction method is developed for the construction of a flexible cutting force model that can follow changes in the process geometry. Second, the tool/workpiece deformations are predicted by the cantilever beam model and finite element model, respectively. Third, an off-line error compensation scheme is performed at each cutting location of the tool path to obtain the modified tool position. Fourth, the machined surface of the workpiece model is reconstructed, and the compensated machining code, which can be used directly for actual machining, is generated. A case study is presented at the end of this article, and the effectiveness of the present compensation strategy is verified by machining experiments.


2010 ◽  
Vol 443 ◽  
pp. 330-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Han Wang ◽  
Jing Chun Feng ◽  
Sun Chao ◽  
Ming Chen

In order to exploit the advantages of five-axis flank milling method for space free surface machining to the full, a definition of non-equidistant dual-NURBS tool path is presented first. On this basis, the constraint of velocity of points on the tool axis and the constraint of scanning area of the tool axis are deduced. Considering both of these constraints, an adaptive feed five-axis dual-NURBS interpolation algorithm is proposed. The simulation results show that the feedrate with the proposed algorithm satisfies both of the constraints and the machining time is reduced by 38.3% in comparison with the constant feed interpolator algorithm.


2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (10) ◽  
pp. 903-910 ◽  
Author(s):  
LiMin Zhu ◽  
Gang Zheng ◽  
Han Ding ◽  
YouLun Xiong

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