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A dimension-driven adaptive programming for tool-path planning and post-processing in 5-axis form milling of hyperboloidal-type normal circular-arc gears

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Hyperboloidal-type normal circular-arc gears (HNCGs) are a latest application of circular-arc tooth profile in the gearing with perpendicular non-intersection axes, and the existing software programs provided by the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for specific machine tools cannot yet directly support the manufacture of HNCGs. In this paper, a dimension-driven adaptive programming methodology is proposed to automatically carry out the tool-path planning and generate the G-code file for the form milling of HNCGs on general 5-axis CNC machine tools. Based on the mathematical model of tooth surface, the basic strategy for 5-axis form milling of tooth is presented, an interference-free tool path considering both roughing and finishing operations is planned, and furthermore, the tool-path data is transformed to achieve the machine tool coordinates. To quickly respond to the changes of design and machining parameters, a dimension-driven adaptive programming software package is developed to automatically compute the tool path, conduct the post-processing, and generate the G-codes for 5-axis form milling of HNCGs with different specifications, and example verification is carried out to demonstrate the validity of the proposed method.

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All the authors expresses sincere gratitude to Prof. Jian Liu of Dalian university of technology of China.

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This work is funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51105210) and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (No.(2018)192).

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    Guangwen Yan, Houjun Chen, Xiaoping Zhang, Chang Qu & Zhilan Ju

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Yan, G., Chen, H., Zhang, X. et al. A dimension-driven adaptive programming for tool-path planning and post-processing in 5-axis form milling of hyperboloidal-type normal circular-arc gears. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 106, 2735–2746 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-019-04723-w

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