Manufacturability analysis for 5-axis sculptured surface machining

Author

Yang, Wenyu ; Ding, Han ; Xiong, Youlun

Author_Institution

Sch. of Mech. Sci. & Eng., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

2116

Abstract

The general algorithm for manufacturability analysis of 5-axis sculptured surface machining is presented. The visibility cone which represents the aggregate of all visible directions is constructed to describe geometric constraints. Combined with the convex hull computation algorithm, a detailed procedure for computing the visibility cone has been developed. Through the geometric constraint analysis, the manufacturability for sculptured surface machining is evaluated so that geometric defects and inefficiencies can be inspected and corrected at the earlier design stages. Hence reworks in product development can be reduced or even avoided and the concurrence of sculptured surface design and manufacturing can be enhanced

Keywords

computational geometry; machining; manufacturing data processing; production control; production engineering computing; convex hull; geometric constraints; manufacturability; manufacturing; production control; sculptured surface machining; visibility cone; Aggregates; Algorithm design and analysis; Computer numerical control; Geometry; Kinematics; Machining; Manufacturing industries; Paper technology; Shape; Strips;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robotics and Automation, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Detroit, MI

ISSN

1050-4729

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5180-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROBOT.1999.770419

Filename

770419