• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제24권7호
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• pp.60-68
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• 2007

This paper presents an efficient 5-axis roughing method for centrifugal impeller. The efficient roughing is minimization of cutting time through minimizing tool tilting and rotating motions. To minimized cutting time, machining area is divided into sub-cutting regions using control points on hub curves and shroud curves of blade used to design and analyze centrifugal impeller. For sub-cutting regions, diameters of cutting tools are determined as big as possible. Then, tool paths are generated with the tilting axis and rotating axis of 5-axis machine limited and fixed, which can give more efficient machining speed and machining stability than the conventional methods. Experimental results show that the proposed method is more efficient than the conventional methods to mill with the only one cutting tool without dividing area and the previous methods to mill with simultaneous 5-axis processing with dividing area.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2009

Five-axis laser cutting has great advantages when it is applied to 3-dimensional machining requiring high cutting quality. For developing 5-axis CNC laser cutting systems, however, many problems such as rotating a laser head or a working table, 5-axis servo-control mechanism, tool path generation and post processing, and collision avoidance between a laser head and a work-piece should be solved. In this paper, we deal with developing a dedicated CAM system based on UG-NX3 for 5-axis laser cutting machine. Two essential modules such as post-processor and cutting motion simulation was developed. The developed system was applied to cutting curve defined on 3-D workpiece in order to show the validity of the proposed methods.

• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.19-27
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• 1997

This paper presents rough cut tool path planning for the fewer-axis machine consisting of a three-axis CNC machine and a rotary indexing table. In the problem dealt with in this paper, the tool orientation is "intermediately" changed, distinguished from the conventional problem where the tool orientation is assumed to be fixed. The developed rough cut path planning algorithm tries to minimize the number of tool orientation (setup) changes together with tool changes and the machining time for the rough cut by the four procedures: a) decomposition of the machining area based on the possibility of tool interference (via convex hull operation), b) determination of the optimal tool size and orientation (via network graph theory and branch-and bound algorithm), c) generation of tool path for the tool and orientation (based on zig-zag pattern), and d) feedrate adjustment to maintain the cutting force at an operation level (based on average cutting force). The developed algorithms are validated via computer simulations, and can be also used in pure fiveaxis machining environment without modification.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.335-336
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• 2008

• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2009

This paper proposes an analytical method of evaluating the maximum error by modeling the exact tool path for the tool traverse singular region in five-axis machining. It is known that the NC data from the inverse kinematics transformation of 5-axis machining can generate singular positions where incoherent movements of the rotary axes can appear. These lead to unexpected errors and abrupt operations, resulting in scoring on the machined surface. To resolve this problem, previous methods have calculated several tool positions during a singular operation, using inverse kinematics equations to predict tool trajectory and approximate the maximum error. This type of numerical approach, configuring the tool trajectory, requires much computation time to obtain a sufficient number of tool positions in a region. We have derived an analytical equation for the tool trajectory in a singular area by modeling the tool operation into a linear and a nonlinear part that is a general form of the tool trajectory in the singular area and that is suitable for all types of five-axis machine tools. In addition, we have evaluated the maximum tool-path error exactly, using our analytical model. Our algorithm can be used to modify NC data, making the operation smoother and bringing any errors to within tolerance.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2013

본 연구는 원추대 가공과 등가인 동시 5 축 구동을 통한 볼바 측정용 경로 생성 기법을 소개하며 시스템 구조 형태(Structural configuration)에 관계없이 모든 5 축 공작기계에 대해 적용 가능한 일반화된 방법을 제시한다. 5 축 공작기계 시스템 정보와 원추형 정보, 그리고 볼바 측정 정보 등을 입력 받아 NC 코드 생성, 다양한 오차 평가 시뮬레이션 및 측정 시험을 쉽게 수행할 수 있도록 원호 경로 생성에 필요한 수학적 기계 입력 모델을 제시한다. 또한 제시된 원추형 경로 모델을 토대로 5 축 동시 구동 시 회전축의 이송 범위를 수학적으로 검토하며 반꼭지각 및 기울기각의 크기 차이, 볼바 틸팅 허용각 및 워크피스 볼의 오프셋 위치 등 여러 가지 조건이 이송 범위에 미치는 영향에 대해 분석한다.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2014

The current study presents a simple setup method for making teeth models using a three-axis CNC milling machine. Physical teeth models can be made by several methods: casting, machining, and three-dimensional printing. Since the shape of a teeth model requires five-axis machining, the machining of a teeth model using a three-axis CNC milling machine requires careful setup operations. In this paper a simple datum shape is designed within the work piece of the teeth model. The datum shape is an n-sided prism with regular n-polygon ends and rectangular sides. In the present study a 12-sided prism is used, which easily makes 30 degree rotations for finish machining. The proposed setup approach does not require any special tools for making the teeth model using a three-axis CNC milling machine. A test was run and the results show that the proposed approach is useful for experimental makings with the limited facilities available.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2004년도 ICCAS
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• pp.869-874
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• 2004

The inverse kinematics of five-axis milling machines produce large errors near stationary points of the required surface. When the tool travels cross or around the point the rotation angles may jump considerably leading to unexpected deviations from the prescribed trajectories. We propose three new algorithms to repair the trajectories by adjusting the rotation angles in such a way that the kinematics error is minimized. Given the tool orientations and the inverse kinematics of the machine, we first eliminate the jumping angles exceeding ${\pi}$ by using the angle adjustment algorithm, leaving the jumps less than ${\pi}$ to be further optimized. Next, we propose to apply an angle switching algorithm to compute the rotations and identify an optimized sequence of rotations by the shortest path scheme. Further error reduction is accomplished by the angle insertion algorithm based an o special interpolation to obtain the required rotations near the singularity. We have verified the algorithms by five-axis milling machines, namely, MAHO600E at the CIM Lab of Asian Institute of Technology and HERMLE UWF902H at the CIM Lab of Kasetsart University.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.705-711
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• 2015

Five-Axis machines can generate undesirable defects such as the undercutting and overcutting errors that frequently occur in the three-axis machining process. It is therefore necessary to develop a program for NC-code generation, whereby the cutter posture is considered to decrease the occurrence of defects. In previous studies, the Easy-Impeller CAM(E-ICAM), an automatic CAM program used for the five-axis machining of impellers, was developed; however, when E-ICAM is used to machine an impeller, it is possible to gouge the hub and blade. Therefore, the aim of this study is the establishment of a formula for each type of endmill to minimize gouging according to the cutter posture, in consideration of several factors that affect accuracy in the machining of an impeller. This study also aimed to improve the performance and accuracy of E-ICAM in the manufacturing of impellers.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.783-790
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• 2013

5 축 공작기계에서 회전축을 포함한 동시 구동에 대한 볼바 측정용 원호 경로 생성 및 NC 데이터 작성은 CAM 소프트웨어를 사용할 경우 공작기계의 구조, 사용되는 동시 구동축 종류 및 볼바 셋업 조건 등 다양한 시스템 구조와 변경된 측정 환경에 따라 매번 많은 시간과 노력을 수반해야 한다. 본 연구는 소프트웨어의 의존 없이 다양한 볼바 측정 조건에서도 항상 사용할 수 있는 두 축 동시 구동을 통한 원호 경로를 생성하는 기법을 소개하며 임의의 공작기계의 구조 및 동시 구동축의 종류, 볼바 셋업조건 등을 고려한다. 제안한 원호 생성 기술을 이용하여 세 가지의 사례에 대한 원호 경로 생성용 수학식을 제시하며 더불어 볼바 부품간 물리적 간섭을 방지하기 위한 측정 가능성 사전 검사 방법을 제안한다. 제안한 기법의 타당성은 두 개의 회전축을 이용한 볼바 측정 실험을 통해서 검증한다.