Display Device Tool Path Visibility Oscillation Cutting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tool path drawing functions in oscillation cutting fail to distinguish between actual cut and air cut portions, leading to decreased visibility, especially when oscillation frequency or amplitude is high.
Innovation Solution
A display device and computer program that set oscillation conditions, generate tool path information, determine actual cut and air cut portions, and control the display to differentiate between these portions using distinct display modes, such as colors or line styles, to enhance visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If oscillation frequency or amplitude is increased to improve cutting efficiency, then productivity is improved, but the visibility of the tool path decreases due to difficulty in distinguishing actual cut and air cut portions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes to differentiate between actual cut portions and air cut portions in the tool path display. Actual cut portions are displayed in one color while air cut portions are displayed in another color, enabling clear visual distinction even when oscillation frequency or amplitude is high, thus maintaining tool path visibility while allowing increased oscillation parameters for improved productivity
2Productivity
If oscillation amplitude is increased to improve material removal rate, then productivity is improved, but the distinction between actual cut and air cut portions becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing different display characteristics to different portions of the tool path. Actual cut portions and air cut portions are displayed with distinct visual properties (such as different colors or line styles), allowing clear local differentiation throughout the tool path even when large oscillation amplitudes are used to increase material removal rate
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AI summary
Provided are a display device, a computer program, and a storage medium that make it possible to increase visibility of a tool path. This display device comprises: an oscillation condition setting unit that sets oscillation conditions for oscillation cutting in which a workpiece and a tool are oscillated relative to each other; a tool path information generation unit that generates tool path information related to a tool path on the basis of the oscillation conditions; a determination unit that determines an actual cut portion and an air cut portion on the tool path on the basis of the tool path information; and a display control unit that controls a display unit to display thereon the tool path in which the actual cut portion and the air cut portion on the tool path are displayed in different manners.