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Global smoothing for five-axis linear paths based on an adaptive NURBS interpolation algorithm

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The five-axis tool path generated by CAM software usually consists of a series of linear paths. The tangent direction at the corner of the adjacent line segment will suddenly change, and the curvature is also discontinuous, which will cause vibration and shock during the machining process. Thus, a global corner smoothing algorithm based on cubic NURBS interpolation is proposed to smooth the linear paths in this paper, so as to achieve G2 continuous for five-axis linear paths. The algorithm proposed does not require matrix operations to solve the control points, and it can also reduce the number of control points while satisfying the interpolation error. The algorithm is then used to generate smooth NURBS path for ceramic core burrs and blockage repair. The simulation and experiment show that the algorithm proposed can satisfy the error constraints, reduce the vibration of the motion axis, and improve the surface quality of laser cutting.

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Thank you very much for this work’s financial support fund, namely the National Key Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFB1102500) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51905414).

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This research was supported by the National Key Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFB1102500) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51905414).

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  1. State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, No. 28, Xianning West Road, Xi’an, 710049, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaodong Wang, Bin Liu, Xuesong Mei, Dongxiang Hou, Qin Li & Zheng Sun

  2. Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robots, No. 28, Xianning West Road, Xi’an, 710049, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaodong Wang, Bin Liu, Xuesong Mei, Dongxiang Hou, Qin Li & Zheng Sun

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Xiaodong W: conceptualization, methodology, and writing original draft. Bin L: investigation, validation, and formal analysis. Xuesong M: investigation and validation. Dongxiang H: visualization and investigation. Qin L: editing and validation. Zheng S: writing and review.

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Wang, X., Liu, B., Mei, X. et al. Global smoothing for five-axis linear paths based on an adaptive NURBS interpolation algorithm. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 114, 2407–2420 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-07013-6

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