Title

A study on autonomous hole machining process analysis by reverse engineering of NC programs

Document Type

Conference Presentation

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Conference Title

SAE Technical Papers

Date of Presentation

1-1-1999

Abstract

The machining know-how or knowledge exists in the NC programs if they are generated through experienced workers. To realize autonomous CNC machining, accumulation and representation of such know-how in a reusable way is needed. In this paper, an autonomous machining process analyzer for hole machining is studied. With the method, the machining process can be analyzed and the know-how can be extracted from existing successful NC programs. Specifically, machining feature, operation sequence, and cutting parameters including used tools, feedrate and spindle/cutting speed can be extracted. Based on the proposed method, a prototype system has been developed to verify the feasibility of the know-how extraction. © Copyright© 1999 Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.

ISSN

0148-7191

DOI

10.4271/1999-01-2297

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