Abstract
The dramatic departure in structure of the hexapod machine tools from the traditional five-axis machines leads to the question: can the planning and control methods for the traditional CNC machines be used for the hexapod machine tools? We studied several tool motion characteristics, such as Jocabian matrices, path tracking errors and the extra degree of freedom (e-DOF), and found that the traditional five-axis planning methods cannot take into consideration of the kinematics performance variation and the e-DOF in a hexapod. A kinematics-based tool path planning scheme for the hexapods is therefore proposed. It combines the traditional tool path planning with the kinematic condition optimization. The optimization is a two-step process. First a high accuracy zone of the workspace is identified globally for the placement of the part. Then a set of 5-DOF tool paths is generated and extended to a set of 6-DOF tool paths based on the local planning of eDOF. Finally the relationship between the e-DOF and the stiffness of the Hexapods, another factor in the use of e-DOF, are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages | 1779-1786 |
Number of pages | 8 |
State | Published - 2001 |
Event | 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - New York, NY, United States Duration: Nov 11 2001 → Nov 16 2001 |
Conference
Conference | 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | New York, NY |
Period | 11/11/01 → 11/16/01 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Engineering