A Study on Tool Path Error Control for Disk Cams in a Five-Axis CNC Machining Center

  • Kwon, Soon-Man (Department of Mechanical Design and Manufacturing, Changwon National University) ;
  • Shin, Joong-Ho (Department of Mechanical Design and Manufacturing, Changwon National University) ;
  • Yoo, Geun-Jong (Department of Mechanical Design and Manufacturing, Changwon National University)
  • Published : 2004.08.25

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a simple but optimized NC code generating technique for disk cams by means of tool path error control in a five-axis CNC machining center. Using the geometric theorem of the triangle made between manufacturing points and error checkpoint, the tool path error has been studied for disk cams profile generation and an improvement in the profile has been obtained. Then, based on the present manufacturing approach a computer program is developed on $C^{++}$ language to perform and to verify the shape design, the manufacturing simulation, and the optimized generation of the NC code.

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