A Feature-Based Approach to Path Planning for in-Process Probing Operations in STEP-Compliant NC Manufacture

Abstract:

With STEP-NC providing a way for seamless integration of the design, manufacturing, and quality control processes, the implementation of in-process measurement in this context has become a necessity for STEP-compliant NC manufacture. In the light of current research and development trends in this field, this paper proposes an approach to on-machine planning for in-process measurement, focusing on touch probing operations. Issues about the measured elements and the probing path planning are mainly addressed, and a prototype system is designed and implemented, which generates probing paths based on the information contained in the STEP-NC part program. The feasibility of the proposed approach is demonstrated with an example STEP-NC file.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 422)
• Pages: 326-330
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.422.326
• Online since: December 2011
• Authors: Ri Liang Liu, Xi Hui Liang, Cheng Rui Zhang
• Keywords: CNC Manufacture, In-Process Measurement, STEP-NC, Touch Probing Planning

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