Global tool interference detection in five-axis machining of sculptured surfaces

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Abstract

This paper presents a new method for the detection and elimination of global interference in five-axis machining of sculptured surfaces. Projecting points on the surface to the axis of cutter, the minimum distance from surface to cutter axis can be directly calculated by an iterative algorithm; the amount of interference is subsequently determined. A corrective method for generating an interferential-free cutter location is then proposed. The implementation has proved that the proposed method has a high efficiency and precision.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1345-1353
Number of pages9
JournalProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture
Volume216
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

Keywords

  • Computer aided design/computer aided manufacture (CAD/CAM)
  • Five-axis numerical control machining
  • Global interference
  • Sculptured surfaces

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