The aim of tool path planning is to maximize the efficiency against some given precision criteria. In practice, scallop height should be kept constant to avoid unnecessary cutting, while the tool path should be smooth enough to maintain a high feed rate. However, iso-scallop and smoothness often conflict with each other. Existing methods smooth iso-scallop paths one-by-one, which make the final...

A critical operation in robot path planning is the veriication for collision between the robot and the obstacles in its environment. In this contribution we present a new collision detector KCD dedicated to path planning for mechanical devices and robots in industrial-size CAD models. We describe the architecture of KCD and the way in which it is applied in the path planning tool Move3D. We rep...

Five-axis CNC machining has become an important method for processing thin-walled parts. However, compared with the traditional three-axis machine system, the tool path planning becomes more difficult especially in high-speed and accuracy machining process. In this paper, taking into consideration the rigidity establishes a general stiffness model in order to increase the surface quality, restr...

Presented in the paper is a tool-path planning algorithm for direction-parallel area milling consisting of three modules: (1) finding the optimal inclination; (2) calculating and storing tool-path elements; and (3) tool-path linking. For the optimal inclination, we suggest an algorithm that selects an inclination by reflecting the shape of the machining area as well as the tool-path interval. W...

5-Axis machining has been widely used in manufacturing of complex ruled geometries in automobile, aerospace, energy, and mould industries. Compared with traditional 3-axis machining, this machining operation offers better shaping capability and productivity with additional degrees of freedom in the tool motion. Tool path planning is a challenging task in most 5-axis machining operations, with t...

Abstract. In this paper, the time-optimal velocity planning problem for five axis CNC machining along a given parametric tool path under chord error, acceleration, and jerk constraints is studied. The velocity planning problem under confined chord error and acceleration is reduced to an equivalent linear programming problem by discretizing the tool path and other quantities. As a consequence, a...

Background: Tool path in computer-controlled optical surfacing (CCOS) processes has a great effect on middle spatial frequency error in terms of residual ripples. Raster tool path of uniform path pitch is one of the mostly adopted paths, in which smaller path pitch is always desired for restraining residual ripple errors. However, too dense paths cause excessive material removal in lower remova...