Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications

ICIRA 2008: Intelligent Robotics and Applications pp 973–982Cite as

Kinematics Constrained Toolpath Planning for Five-Axis Machines

  • Conference paper

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNAI,volume 5315))

Abstract

This paper presents a new general toolpath planning method which considers two important types of constraints: the kinematics constraint and the geometric feature constraints. The contact kinematics theory for rigid bodies is used to incorporate the two types of constraints into our optimization framework. The objective is to maximize the machining efficiency. The proposed method consists of three stages: establishing the mapping between the tool feeding speed with surface curvature, the orientation of the tool and the kinematics of machines; identifying the optimal cutting direction by solving a constrained nonlinear programming problem in the parametric domain; generating streamline-like toolpath and mapping it back to the surface. An example using our toolpath generation method is given to demonstrate its effectiveness.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   189.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. Rao, N., Ismail, F., Bedi, S.: Tool path planning for five-axis machining using the principal axis method. International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture 37(7), 1025–1040 (1997)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Gray, P., Bedi, S., Ismail, F.: Rolling ball method for 5-axis surface machining. Computer-Aided Design 35(4), 347–357 (2003)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Gray, P.J., Ismail, F., Bedi, S.: Graphics-assisted Rolling Ball Method for 5-axis surface machining. Computer-Aided Design 36(7), 653–663 (2004)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Wang, Y., Tang, X.W.: Five-axis NC machining of sculptured surfaces. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 15(1), 7–14 (1999)

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

  5. Chiou, C.J., Lee, Y.S.: A machining potential field approach to tool path generation for multi-axis sculptured surface machining. Computer-Aided Design 34(5), 357–371 (2002)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Kim, T., Sarma, S.E.: Optimal sweeping paths on a 2-manifold: a new class of optimization problem. IEEE trans. on robotics and automation science 19(4), 613–636 (2003)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Arkin, E.M., Held, M., Smith, C.L.: Optimization problems related to zigzag pocket machining. Algorithmica 26(2), 197–236 (2000)

    Article  MATH  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  8. Park, S.C., Choi, B.K.: Tool-path planning for direction-parallel area milling. Computer-Aided Design 32(1), 17–25 (2000)

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  9. Griffiths, J.G.: Toolpath based on Hilbert’s curve. Computer Aided Design 26(11), 839–844 (1994)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Cox, J.J., Takezaki, Y., Ferguson, H.R.P., et al.: Space-filling curves in tool-path applications. Computer Aided Design 26(3), 215–224 (1994)

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

  11. Makhanov, S.: Optimization and correction of the tool path of the five-axis milling machine - Part 1. Spatial optimization. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation 75(5-6), 210–230 (2007)

    MATH  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  12. Anotaipaiboon, W., Makhanov, S.S.: Curvilinear space-filling curves for five-axis machining.  40(3), 350–367 (2008)

    Google Scholar 

  13. Montana, D.J.: The Kinematics of Contact and Grasp. The International Journal of Robotics Research 7(3), 17 (1988)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Xiong, C.H., Ding, H., Xiong, Y.L.: Fundamentals of Robotic Grasping and Fixturing. World Scientific, Singapore (2007)

    Google Scholar 

  15. Nelson, D., Johnson, D., Cohen, E.: Haptic Rendering of Surface-to-Surface Sculpted Model Interaction. In: Proc. 8th Annual Symp. on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, Nashville, TN, ASME (1999)

    Google Scholar 

  16. Murray, R.M., Li, Z., Sastry, S.S.: A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation. CRC Press, Boca Raton (1994)

    MATH  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. State Key Lab of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology of China, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P.R. China

    Tao Ye & Cai-Hua Xiong

Authors
  1. Tao Ye
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Cai-Hua Xiong
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, China

    Caihua Xiong

  2. The Institute of Industrial Research, University of Portsmouth, UK

    Honghai Liu

  3. School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, P. R. China

    Yongan Huang  & Youlun Xiong  & 

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this paper

Cite this paper

Ye, T., Xiong, CH. (2008). Kinematics Constrained Toolpath Planning for Five-Axis Machines. In: Xiong, C., Liu, H., Huang, Y., Xiong, Y. (eds) Intelligent Robotics and Applications. ICIRA 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5315. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88518-4_104

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88518-4_104

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-540-88516-0

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-540-88518-4

  • eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation