Prediction of cutting forces in flank milling of parts with non-developable ruled surfaces

Predicting the cutting forces required for five-axis flank milling is a challenging task due to the difficulties involved in determining the Undeformed Chip Thickness(UCT) and CutterWorkpiece Engagement(CWE). To solve these problems, this paper presents a new mechanistic cutting force model based on the geometrical analysis of a flank milling process. In the model,the part feature and corresponding cutting location data are taken as input information. The UCT considering cutter runout is calculated according to the instantaneous feed rate of the element cutting edges. A solid-discrete-based method is used to precisely and efficiently identify the CWE between the end mill and the surface being machined. Then, after calibrating the specific force coef-ficients, the mechanistic milling force can be obtained. During the validation process, two practical operations, three-axis flank milling of a vertical surface and five-axis flank milling of a nondevelopable ruled surface, are conducted. Comparisons between predicted and measured cutting forces demonstrate the reliability of the proposed cutting force model.     

Five-axis flank milling tool path generation with curvature continuity and smooth cutting force for pockets

In order to ensure machining stability, curvature continuity and smooth cutting force are very important so as to meet the constraints of both cutting force and kinematics of machine tools. For five-axis flank milling, it is difficult to meet both of the constraints because tool path points and tool axis vectors interact with each other. In this paper, multiple relationships between tool path points and tool axis vectors with cutting force and kinematics of machine tools are established, and the strategies of corner-looping milling and clothoidal spirals are combined so as to find feasible solutions under both of the constraints. Tool path parameters are iterated by considering the maximum cutting force and the feasible range of the tool axis vector, and eventually a curvature continuity five-axis flank milling tool path with smooth cutting force is generated. Machining experimental results show that the conditions of cutting force are satisfied, vibration during the process of machining is reduced, and the machining quality of the surface is improved.     

自由曲面侧铣刀具轮廓与轨迹同步优化方法

针对自由曲面侧铣加工中轨迹规划困难、加工精度难保证等问题，提出了一种自由曲线母线类刀具的外形轮廓设计方法。该方法在优化刀具轮廓的同时，充分考虑了加工过程中的工件精度和刀轴光顺性问题，实现了自由曲线母线类刀具的形状设计和对应侧铣加工轨迹的生成。首先，通过分别定义刀具轮廓母线和刀轴轨迹面实现对刀具形状和侧铣加工轨迹的表达，并由此计算切削行上刀具工件干涉量来评价加工误差，以刀轴轨迹面能量评价刀轴光顺性，建立了基于加工误差和刀轴光顺性的刀具轮廓与加工轨迹的同步优化模型；其次，为实现对同步优化模型的求解，给出了基于序列逼近法的求解策略，以及优化初值中刀轴轨迹面控制参数和刀具轮廓控制参数获取方法；最后，分别通过加工轨迹规划实验和刀具轮廓设计实验，验证了本文算法在在自由曲面四轴侧铣加工刀具轮廓设计与加工轨迹优化中的正确性及有效性。研究成果为提高自由曲面类零件侧铣加工精度、实现侧铣加工刀具轮廓设计及侧铣加工轨迹规划提供了一种有效的方法和手段。     

Elliptical model for surface topography prediction in five-axis flank milling

In five-axis flank milling operations, the intersecting surfaces of different cutting edges create roughness on the milled surfaces that cannot be ignored in situations with strict requirements, especially in aeronautical manufacturing. To focus on motion problems in milling operations, this paper presents a new model that utilizes elliptical paths as cutting edge trajectories on 3D surface topography machined by peripheral milling. First, the cutter parallel axis offset and location angle are considered, which change the location of the ellipse center and intersection point of the cutting edges. Then, through the proposed model, the predicted surface topography is obtained, and the factors that affect the development tendency of roughness are analyzed. Next, the effects of the cutter location position (CLP) geometric parameters, cutter parallel axis offset and curvature on the roughness are evaluated by a numerical simulation. Finally, machining tests are carried out to validate the model predictions, and the results show that the surface topography predictions correspond well with the experimental results.     

铣削参数对7055-T6铝合金耐腐蚀性的影响

文摘研究了铣削工艺参数对切削力、表面粗糙度、轮廓与形貌、自腐蚀电位和电流密度的影响。结果表明:随着切削速度的增大,切削力与表面粗糙度呈现先增大后减小再增大的变化规律;随着轴向切深的增加,切削力与表面粗糙度都呈增大的趋势;铣削后刀面对已加工表面的挤压改善了铝合金的腐蚀性能;切削转速为4 000 r/min,轴向切深为0.25 mm时,加工表面耐腐蚀性能最优;在较大的轴向切深下,已加工表面易产生微裂纹,而导致腐蚀加剧。     

Optimal interface surface determination for multi-axis freeform surface machining with both roughing and finishing

In the current practice of multi-axis machining of freeform surfaces, the interface surface between the roughing and finishing process is simply an offset surface of the nominal surface. While there have already been attempts at minimizing the machining time by considering the kinematic capacities of the machine tool and/or the physical constraints such as the cutting force, they all target independently at either the finishing or the roughing process alone and are based on the simple premise of an offset interface surface. Conceivably, since the total machining time should count that of both roughing and finishing process and both of them crucially depend on the interface surface, it is natural to ask if, under the same kinematic capacities and the same physical constraints, there is a nontrivial interface surface whose corresponding total machining time will be the minimum among all the possible (infinite) choices of interface surfaces, and this is the motivation behind the work of this paper. Specifically, with respect to the specific type of iso-planar milling for both roughing and finishing, we present a practical algorithm for determining such an optimal interface surface for an arbitrary freeform surface. While the algorithm is proposed for iso-planar milling, it can be easily adapted to other types of milling strategy such as contour milling. Both computer simulation and physical cutting experiments of the proposed method have convincingly demonstrated its advantages over the traditional simple offset method.     

GFRP铣槽加工铣削力及表面粗糙度研究

铣槽是复合材料较常用的机械加工形式之一。为研究玻璃纤维增强复合材料(Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic,GFRP)铣槽加工中各加工参数对铣削力和表面粗糙度的影响,开展了以主轴转速、进给速度和轴向切深为因素的正交试验,研究铣削力和表面粗糙度的变化规律。并用Matlab软件对铣削力和表面粗糙度的试验数据进行回归分析,建立了铣削力和粗糙度的经验公式,最后通过试验验证铣削力和表面粗糙度经验公式的正确性。结果表明:轴向切深对铣削力影响最大,其次是主轴转速,进给速度对铣削力影响最小;主轴转速对粗糙度的影响最大,其次是进给速度,轴向切深对粗糙度的影响最小。试验结果与铣削力、表面粗糙度经验公式算得的数值对比,误差范围都在20%以内。     

Cutting force prediction for circular end milling process

A deduced cutting force prediction model for circular end milling process is presented in this paper. Traditional researches on cutting force model usually focus on linear milling process which does not meet other cutting conditions, especially for circular milling process. This paper presents an improved cutting force model for circular end milling process based on the typical linear milling force model. The curvature effects of tool path on chip thickness as well as entry and exit angles are analyzed, and the cutting force model of linear milling process is then corrected to fit circular end milling processes. Instantaneous cutting forces during circular end milling process are predicted according to the proposed model. The deduced cutting force model can be used for both linear and circular end milling processes. Finally, circular end milling experiments with constant and variable radial depth were carried out to verify the availability of the proposed method. Experiment results show that measured results and simulated results corresponds well with each other.     

In-process adaptive milling for large-scale assembly interfaces of a vertical tail driven by real-time vibration data

Assembly interfaces, the joint surfaces between the vertical tail and rear fuselage of a large aircraft, are thin-wall components. Their machining quality are seriously restricted by the machining vibration. To address this problem, an in-process adaptive milling method is proposed for the large-scale assembly interface driven by real-time machining vibration data. Within this context, the milling operation is first divided into several process steps, and the machining vibration data in each pro...     

RESEARCH ON THE 3-AXES ROUGH MILLING OF MULTI-SURFACES

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闭式整体叶盘通道五坐标分行定轴加工刀轴矢量规划方法

闭式整体叶盘是新一代航空发动机实现减重增效的关键零件,其通道结构属于典型多约束复杂通道结构。针对闭式整体叶盘通道精加工,提出了一种基于五坐标分行定轴加工的刀轴矢量规划方法。从加工原理上给出了分行定轴加工方法的基本概念,并分析了闭式整体叶盘通道五坐标加工的特征;在刀具预定义和建立检查面球体包围盒层次树结构的基础上,给出了刀轴矢量无干涉区域的计算方法;基于刀位点最短刀长的计算与分析,进行了叶盘通道加工区域划分,建立了分行定轴加工刀轴矢量规划方法。实验验证表明:分行定轴相对五轴联动加工方法不仅可明显提高加工过程中的稳定性和叶片加工表面质量,还可提高叶片精加工效率。     

超高强度钢立铣工件温度分析及对加工表面质量的影响

以航空难加工材料300M钢为研究对象,基于立铣加工中的工件温度判断在铣削加工中是否出现了金相组织转变,进而分析不同工况下影响加工表面质量的因素。首先,将移动热源法应用于铣削加工中,计算考虑后刀面磨损的立铣加工工件温度,实验表明,计算值与实验值相比误差在10%以内。然后,分析了工件温度在时间上与空间上的分布,以及不同刀具磨损和加工参数条件下工件表面的温升规律,据此预测加工表面是否出现了组织转变,并结合金相组织观察进一步确认。最后,依据加工表面质量物理层面残余应力和显微硬度的检测数据,初步探讨了各因素对表面质量的影响。结果表明,在研究的加工参数范围内,并未达到金相组织转变温度,表面质量主要受铣削热力作用下的剪切面塑性凸出效应、后刀面挤光效应和热效应的影响。     

复杂通道类零件五坐标加工全局干涉处理方法

 针对复杂通道类零件五坐标端铣加工中全局干涉问题,提出一种基于临界约束与临界位置精细化的干涉处理方法。通过分析刀杆碰撞干涉特点,以切触点处垂直于走刀方向平面与被加工曲面交线为基础,计算刀具的初始临界位置。在零件坐标系下,建立自动编程刀具轮廓函数,基于初始临界位置,选定与刀具临近点集。在刀具坐标系下,采用距离监视的方法计算点集到临界刀轴的距离,判断干涉点集,计算与之对应的刀具旋转角度集,选取最大的旋转角,从而确定出无干涉刀轴矢量。算例结果表明,该方法能够快速确定干涉检测范围,准确生成无干涉刀位轨迹。     

整体叶盘铣削数控编程与加工技术

整体叶盘有良好的结构完整性、轻质化、装配环节少、装配精度高等优点,已被广泛应用于航空发动机中。根据整体叶盘的切削加工特征,将其简化为整体叶盘基准件,从数控编程和加工技术两方面实现整体叶盘的高质量加工。首先,利用Hyper MILL软件对整体叶盘基准件进行数控编程,优化获得理想的刀具路径,保证高效高质量的零件加工。然后,利用DMU-70V五轴加工中心对钛合金TC4整体叶盘基准件进行切削加工,在整体叶盘基准件叶片和流道几何特征的精加工时,选用不同型号的立铣刀,并监测加工过程中的切削力。最后,对加工后叶片和流道加工表面形貌进行测试分析,并结合切削力对比分析国产刀具和进口刀具对钛合金整体叶盘的切削加工性能。     

直摆头与斜摆头五坐标机床数控加工程序互换求解算法

 针对复杂结构零件五坐标加工设备变更带来的程序处理问题,分析讨论了直摆头-转台式和斜摆头-转台式两种五坐标机床之间的数控加工程序互换求解算法。根据不同的机床结构,建立了机床坐标系之间的对应关系;基于机床自动跟踪模式下的数控加工程序后置处理和逆后置处理方法,提出了机床之间数控加工程序的互换算法;采用单步距走刀时间不变的控制方式,给出了加工进给速度的互换算法,实现了程序转换对工艺参数的继承。实际应用验证表明,该算法可有效解决直摆头与斜摆头五坐标机床数控加工程序之间的互换问题。     

基于粘弹性材料的五轴铣削加工被动抑振技术

针对薄壁件在铣削过程中极易出现颤振,且动力学特性快速变化导致切削稳定性多变的特点,研究基于粘弹性材料的被动阻尼技术,以增加薄壁零件阻尼、提升切削稳定性。提出阻尼层、约束层以及质量层的设计方案,模态试验表明该技术能大幅提升薄壁件阻尼,且对多阶振动模态有抑制作用。最后,将其应用于薄壁S样件的五轴铣削加工试验,多组切削参数下的试验结果表明,工件切削振动幅值最大可下降约97%。     

SiC_(f)/SiC复合材料铣削加工表面质量北大核心CSCD

使用PCD立式铣刀对聚合物浸渍裂解法(PIP)制备的SiC_(f)/SiC复合材料开展单因素铣削试验,通过对加工中产生的切削力和加工后的表面粗糙度进行测量,分析了铣削工艺参数对其的影响;对加工表面、纤维断口进行SEM分析,讨论了SiC_(f)/SiC复合材料加工表面的形成。研究结果表明,表面粗糙度与切削力的变化趋势相同,高主轴转速和小切削宽度有利于得到表面粗糙度较小的加工表面;近孔洞区域与远离孔洞区域的材料去除方式不同;材料中纤维发生面内偏移和层间屈曲,纤维存在多种去除方式。     

涂层刀具低温铣削SiCp/Al复合材料表面质量研究

在加工过程中,相反的两相特性增加了 SiCp/Al复合材料加工难度,难以获得良好的表面质量.为了提高其切削性能,本文开展20vol％SiCp/Al复合材料铣削加工试验研究,比较常温和低温条件下TiAlN涂层和TiAlSiN涂层两种铣刀的切削性能.结果表明,在低温条件下,两种刀具的切削力增加,铣削后表面铝基体的开裂及剥落...     

基于SVR和NSGA-II的钛合金铣削参数多目标优化

对钛合金材料Ti6Al4V铣削加工进行有限元数值计算,结合试验设计方法构建了基于支持向量回归机（SVR）的铣削力预测模型,以材料去除率和刀具寿命为优化目标,提出一种基于支持向量回归机和带精英策略的非支配排序遗传算法（NSGA-II）的优化方法。结果表明,该方法能够获得满意的Pareto解集,为钛合金铣削参数优化提供一种新的方法,具有良好的推广价值。     

石英纤维增强聚酰亚胺复合材料超低温铣削实验

石英纤维增强聚酰亚胺复合材料是一种非均匀的各向异性材料,采用传统铣削方法对其进行加工时存在刀具磨损严重、切削力较大、加工效率低等问题。为此本文采用超低温冷却铣削方法对石英纤维增强聚酰亚胺复合材料进行铣削实验,并与传统干铣削方式进行了对比,分析了包括加工表面形貌、粗糙度、切削力和刀具磨损等切削性能。结果表明:两种工况下,表面粗糙度随主轴转速的提高而降低,随切深的增加呈先降低后增大趋势;相对于干铣削,不同切削速度下超低温冷却铣削有效抑制了低速干铣削纤维起毛、高速干铣削黏结剂烧蚀缺陷,表面质量都得到改善,刀具耐用度得到提高。超低温冷却引起的复合材料切削力增大,纤维断屑方式的改变以及切削热的有效降低是提高加工质量的主要原因。