31474 results about "Numerical control" patented technology

The present invention provides methods and systems for chip breaking, controlling cutting tool wear, and the like in turning, boring, and other applications, including: engaging a workpiece with a cutting tool in a feed direction along a toolpath, superimposing an oscillation in the feed direction on the toolpath, and dynamically or non-dynamically varying the oscillation superimposed in the feed direction on the toolpath such that interrupted cuts and chips of a predetermined length or less are produced. These systems take full advantage of computer numerical control (CNC) methodologies.

The invention discloses acceleration and deceleration controlling means used in numerical control machine, the concept of 'add-acceleration' is introduced against the dynamic property of the controlled member, the add-acceleration is constant in stage of acceleration and deceleration, the two physical quantities of acceleration and add-acceleration are setting; the segmented handling method of add-accelerating sections, uniform accelerating sections, decelerated accelerating sections, uniform speed sections, add-decelerating sections, uniformly-retarded sections and decelerated deceleration sections is adopted, after the interval discrimination, the real-time interpolating calculation in every interval is exceeded based on the integral relation between the add-acceleration, acceleration, speed and displacement, the S type velocity curve is formed to realize the flexible acceleration and deceleration control; the destination discrimination process is proceeded before the interpolating calculation can increase the machining precision of the acceleration and deceleration control. The method is simple, the impact is small, the speed is smooth, the machining precision is high and the flexible control can be realized.

A manufacturing assembly has at least a sterilizable chamber containing at least one of a three-dimensional printing device (additive manufacturing), a Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) finishing head (subtractive manufacturing), a vacuum-forming unit, an injection-molding unit, a laser-cutting unit, a ultrasonic-welding unit, a robotic arman analysis device, a sampling device or a combination thereof. A plurality of individual sterilizable chambers may be aseptically connected into a network of sterilizable chambers that provides additional functionality for the manufacturing assembly. A sterilizable printer assembly may include at least one printing head, a printing platform, and a driving mechanism adapted to perform a movement of the at least one printing head relative to the printing platform along three degrees of freedom; a printer housing enclosing the printer assembly in a sterile manner, at least one aseptic connector fluidly connected to a corresponding one of the at least one printing head.

A method of simulation of NC machining, wherein machining simulation is carried out according to blank shape data, tool shape data and an NC program to modify the NC program or interpolation data by feedforward control so that optimum cutting conditions can be obtained. The simulation result can be used for correcting the NC program and the interpolation data at the next stage. Further, a record of tools used can be generated on the basis of this simulation result.

A method and apparatus for manufacturing wings includes a fixture that holds wing panels for drilling and edge trimming by accurate numerically controlled machine tools using original numerical part definition records, utilizing spatial relationships between key features of detail parts or subassemblies as represented by coordination features machined into the parts and subassemblies, thereby making the parts and subassemblies intrinsically determinant of the dimensions and contour of the wing. Spars are attached to the wing panel using the coordination holes to locate the spars accurately on the panel in accordance with the original engineering design, and in-spar ribs are attached to rib posts on the spar using accurately drilled coordination holes in the ends of the rib and in the rib post. The wing contour is determined by the configuration of the spars and ribs rather than by any conventional hard tooling which determines the wing contour in conventional processes.

The invention discloses a method for measuring a geometric error parameter value of a rotary oscillation axis of a five-axis linkage numerical control machine tool. The method comprises the following steps of: measuring displacement errors of X, Y and Z directions on at least three positions under different rotating angles of the rotary oscillation axis respectively by using a ballbar, wherein translation axis linkage coordinates provided by a revolving tool central point (RTCP) cutter central point movement control function of a five-axis machine tool serve as measurement datum; and performing data processing according to the displacement errors to identify and calculate the geometric error of each rotating angle of the rotary oscillation axis. The rotary oscillation axis is measured independently by the method, so the geometric error value of the five-axis linkage numerical control machine tools of various structures at each rotary oscillation angles can be obtained. The method is not limited by the structures of the machine tools, is convenient to arrange and has high measuring precision.

A position control apparatus has a target setting unit for setting a target position in a direction of the control axis of the controlled object able to be moved in directions of a plurality of control axes by moving unit; a position control unit for independently positioning the controlled object to the target position in the direction of the control axis set by the target position setting unit; and a position correcting unit for correcting the target positions in directions of other control axes by compensation amounts for correcting positioning derivation in directions of other control axes occurring when positioning the controlled object to a first target position in the direction of one control axis among the plurality of control axes and then reversing the feed direction from that first target position and positioning to a second target position.

Systems, apparatuses and methods are described for integrating an electronic metrology sensor with precision production equipment such as computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines. For example, a laser distance measuring sensor is used. Measurements are taken at a relatively high sample rate and converted into a format compatible with other data generated or accepted by the CNC machine. Measurements from the sensor are synchronized with the position of the arm of the machine such as through the use of offsets. Processing yields a detailed and highly accurate three-dimensional map of a workpiece in the machine. Applicable metrology instruments include other near continuously reading non-destructive characterization instruments such as contact and non-contact dimensional, eddy current, ultra-sound, and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) sensors. Various uses of measurements include: multiple component matching, correction of machine drift, closed loop control of machines, and verification of product tolerances via substantially complete serialized dimensional quality control.

A method of wave propagation from 100–10000 GHz. The currently disclosed method and apparatus adapts micro-opto-electro-mechanical systems (MOEMS) technologies and processes to construct Kinoform optical components from microwave to terahertz range. The method uses induced coupled plasma (ICP) and gray scale processes for upper terahertz band; LIGA-based high aspect ratio (HAR) and gray scale processes are for the mid band; and computer numerical control (CNC) for lower band. In all cases, the thickness of any processed components is about the respective wavelength and system efficiency is about 95%. A Kinoform lens element is designed at 5000 GHz. However, the method is applicable for the entire terahertz band.

A method for repairing an airfoil comprising creating a nominal numerically-controlled tool path based on a nominal shape of the airfoil, measuring the airfoil using a displacement sensor, capturing differences in the airfoil shape as compared to the nominal shape, creating a three-dimensional map by synchronizing x, y and z coordinates and readings from the sensor, modifying the tool path based on the three-dimensional map, and machining the airfoil. A system for measuring and machining an airfoil comprising a computer operable for data acquisition and numerically-controlled tool path generation, a numerically-controlled machine, a cutting tool holder comprising a plurality of cutting tools, and a displacement-sensing probe.

The invention provides an automatic graphical interaction-typed numerical control (NC) turning programming method and system used for improving programming efficiency and NC code quality, prompting quick product process realization (RPPR) and integrated product process development (IPPD). The technical proposal of the invention is that the automatic graphical interaction-typed numerical control turning programming method is characterized in that the method comprises the steps of: reading in blank and part drawing, removing redundant information, and judging whether the graphics are exact; leading the graphics to have real-time interaction function and be capable of correcting the information of the part processing surface, including processing surface type, exact geometrical information and surface roughness; determining whether to execute the corresponding system function modules by carrying out automatic programming or auxiliary programming or mixed programming according to the selection of the user. The automatic graphical interaction-typed numerical control turning control system is characterized in that the automatic graphical interaction-typed NC turning control system comprises a CAD data reading-in module which is respectively connected with an automatic programming module, an auxiliary programming module and a mixed programming module which are respectively connected with an automatic track layout module which is connected with an NC code generation module.

The invention relates to a device for detecting a surface shape of an optical aspheric surface by a sub-aperture stitching interferometer, which comprises an interferometer, a transmission sphere, an adjusting mechanism, a numerical control device and a computer, wherein parallel light emitted by the interferometer is changed into a standard spherical wave through the transmission sphere; the computer controls the action of the adjusting mechanism by the numerical control device to adjust the relative position of the interferometer and an aspheric surface to be detected so that the standard spherical wave is incided to each sub-aperture of the detected optical aspheric surface sequentially and returns to the interferometer; and the computer extracts phase distribution data of each sub-aperture measured by the interferometer for analysis and processing, and the error distribution of the surface shape of a full aperture of the detected optical aspheric surface is obtained by a stitching algorithm. The device broadens horizontal and vertical dynamic range tested by the interferometer, can detect surface shapes of large-aperture concave and convex aspheric surfaces and an off-axis aspheric surface in high resolution and high precision without other auxiliary optical elements, and has low testing cost and short construction period.

The invention relates to an umbrella-shaped electrostatic spinning sprayer and an electrostatic spinning method. The sprayer comprises an umbrella-shaped spinning nozzle, a numerical control type infusion device and a solution collecting groove, wherein the numerical control type infusion device mainly comprises a solution propeller and a controller; the middle of the umbrella-shaped spinning nozzle is provided with a cylindrical hollow portion, and an output end of the solution propeller is placed into the cylindrical hollow portion of the umbrella-shaped spinning nozzle; the controller controls flow velocity and flow of spinning solutions; and the solution collecting groove is placed in the bottom of the umbrella-shaped spinning nozzle. The electrostatic spinning method comprises that a binding post on the umbrella-shaped spinning nozzle is connected with a high-voltage positive electrode, conducting polymer solutions are continuously added to the umbrella-shaped spinning nozzle which is horizontally placed through the numerical control type infusion device, electrostatic spinning is started, collection is achieved through a collecting device, and nano-fibers are formed. The sprayer avoids blocking phenomena, and is easy to clean and good in stability; and the electrostatic spinning method improves production efficiency and the yield of electrostatic spinning.

Disclosed is a feature-based numerical-control method for processing and manufacturing complicated parts. The feature-based numerical-control method includes expressing features on the basis of a body and an object-oriented process; expressing geometrical and technological information of a part in an integral manufacturing procedure on the basis of the features; utilizing the features as carriers of manufacturing knowledge and experience to implement effective integration and closed-loop control for information of manufacturing stages of designing, processing, detecting and the like; and carrying out automatic technological decision, automatic numerical-control programming, post-processing, control for a processing procedure, online detection, technology optimization and working hour prediction on the basis of automatic feature identification and the features. The feature-based numerical-control method has the advantages that information links are effectively connected with one another in the processing procedure, the manufacturing procedure is automatic and intelligent, dependence on manual experience is reduced in the manufacturing procedure, production management for the manufacturing procedure is facilitated, the manufacturing efficiency is improved, and the production cost is reduced.

The present invention discloses an implementation method of a long-distance state monitor and failure diagnosis system of a novel numerical control machine, and belongs to the numerical control machine, information processing, network technology, industrial control technology fields, and relates to the digital control technology, long-distance telemetry tracking and command, failure diagnosis, network communication, automatic control and signal processing, and mainly makes the use of the modern long-distance telemetry tracking and command technology and the failure diagnosis analysis technology, and combines the characteristics of the state monitor and failure diagnosis of the numerical control machine, and builds the method of the state monitor and failure diagnosis system of the novel numerical control machine based on the wired and the wireless internet.

A laser cladding process of an exterior wear-resisting anti-corrosive alloy coating of a slide chair of a railway switch comprises processes as follows: firstly, the surface of the slide chair is pre-heated, which means the surface of the slide chair is degreased and de-rusted under room temperature; and the surface is cleaned up by alcohol; then alloy powder is prefabricated, which means iron-base, nickel-base or cobalt base alloy powders that are ready for cladding are preplaced on the processed surface of the slide chair, and a scraping straightedge provided with a rail is used for adjusting the pretreated metal powder so that the alloy powder can be distributed on the surface of the slide chair evenly and has proper thickness to meet the thick requirement of the coating after cladding; and finally, the slide chair is hardened by the laser cladding; the laser of CO2 gas is adopted; a numerical control machine is used as a working table and the surface of the slide chair is hardened by the laser cladding. The laser cladding process has the characteristics of no pollution, high production rate, low energy consumption, the little finishing allowance of cladding coating and low combined cost.

The invention provides a prospective interpolation system for compressing and smoothening small segment paths. The prospective interpolation system comprises a path smoothening module, a curve scanning and segmenting module, a bidirectional acceleration module, a speed planning module and an interpolation module, wherein the path smoothening module is used for extracting small segment coordinate information in codes by reading information of G01 segments of numerical control codes G, conducting calculation according to the coordinate information and conducting path compression and smoothening on small segments; the curve scanning and segmenting module, the bidirectional acceleration module and the speed planning module complete S-shaped speed planning tasks with limited jerk; the interpolation module is used for generating discrete interpolation points according to planning speed obtained through calculation; the interpolation points can be stored and used for position closed-loop control. The prospective interpolation system is high in calculation efficiency in the whole process, small in calculation quantity, simple in programming realization and capable of being further applied to a high-speed and high-precision numerically-controlled machine tool.

The invention discloses a device for automatically marking an additional external axis robot based on laser tracking measurement and a method thereof. The device comprises a system platform, a target flange, target mounting holes, a robot guide rail, a robot, a laser tracker, a workpiece, a numerical control finish machining machine tool, a three-coordinate numerical control locator, and an upper computer, wherein the system platform is provided with 9 target mounting holes processed by the numerical control finish machining machine tool, the three-coordinate numerical control locator and the robot guide rail; the workpiece is fixed on the three-coordinate numerical control locator; the robot is arranged on the robot guide rail; the target flange is arranged on the robot; 6 target mounting holes are arranged on the target flange; the targets are arranged on the target mounting holes; the numerical control finish machining machine tool, the laser tracker and the upper computer are installed at the outer side of the system platform. The device has the advantages that: (1) the device is capable of automatically marking the robot coordinate system with the additional external axis; (2) the device is high in marking precision and reliable in marking result; and (3) the device is further simple in marking operation and high in efficiency.

A method for manufacturing parts and molds by: 1) slicing a three-dimensional CAD model of a part or mold; 2) planning a modeling path according to slicing data of the three-dimensional CAD model, whereby generating numerical control codes for modeling processing; and 3) performing fused deposition modeling of powders or wire material of metal, intermetallic compounds, ceramic and composite functional gradient materials by layer using a welding gun on a substrate layer via a numerical control gas shielded welding beam or laser beam according to a track specified by the numerical control code for each layer. A micro-roller or a micro-extrusion unit is installed at a contact area between melted and softened areas. The micro-roller or the micro-extrusion unit synchronously moves along with fused deposition area, which results in compressing and processing of the fused deposition area during the fused deposition modeling.

A method and apparatus for providing a topographical map of the bottom of a patient's rear foot with the foot in a semi-weight bearing condition and in the neutral position. A flexible membrane defines the top of an air cushion that captures the patient's foot in the neutral position when the air pillow is inflated. The membrane also conforms to the bottom of the foot. A three-dimensional scanner located below the membrane measures the distances to the bottom of the membrane over an array of positions. A manufacturing facility converts these measurements into information by which computer numerical controlled equipment machines an orthotic insert for the patient's footwear.

A thermoplastic pultrusion die system for pultruding a thermoplastic composite includes a first pultrusion die member with a curved, concave top surface; a second pultrusion die member with a curved, convex bottom surface; a curved die cavity gap formed between the a curved, concave top surface of the first pultrusion die member and the curved, convex bottom surface of the second pultrusion die member; a die cavity gap adjustment mechanism that imparts movement to at least one of the first pultrusion die member and the second pultrusion die member to vary the die cavity gap from closed to a specified location to open at a specified location; a pultrusion gripper mechanism having one or more grippers in series, and a computer numerical control (CNC) computer system controlling the die cavity gap adjustment mechanism.

A path planning processing method of a ruled surface impeller cutter relates to a cutter path planning processing method. The invention solves the problems of the prior numerical control processing method of an impeller part, the problem are that a whole processing technology for processing a integral type ruled surface impeller is not proposed, the calculating method of the point of a knife centre or the point of a knifepoint is not given, the processing cutting efficiency is low, the operation is complex and the degree of automation is low and the five-axis processing of the ruled surface impeller can not be realized etc. The main steps of the method are the establishment of the calculator assistant manufacturing model CAM of an impeller part, the calculation of the vector of a cutter shaft, the calculation of the point of the knife centre, the planning of whole cutter path and the achievement of the processing of the impeller part. The method of the invention solves the problem of the five-axis processing of the ruled surface impeller and has the advantages of high processing cutting efficiency, easy operation and high degree of automation The ruled surface impeller processed by the method has the characteristics of orderly linage of flow passage, symmetrical structure and the uniform distribution of cutter path at the surface of the flow passage, thus reducing the workload of subsequent polishing processing greatly.