System and method for manufacturing article dynamic measurement, tool selection and toolpath generation
AssigneeKval, Inc.
InventorsDavid Schneider, Jedidiah Buck McCready
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Abstract
A system and method capable of encoding design intent for an article of manufacture wherein the original design intent encoding is abstract from any particular manufacturing process or machine, but allows for dynamic process adjustment accounting for real-world variations of stock material such that the design intent is preserved and the processing time and effort are not significantly affected. Because design intent is preserved, tool selection and machine process can be optimized to maximize quality and minimize manufacturing time and cost.
Claims18
A computer-implemented method of manufacturing comprising the steps of:
- receiving nominal values of one or more dimensions of an article of manufacture, the nominal values comprising literal and symbolic values;
- measuring, via a sensor, the actual dimensions of the article of manufacture;
- dynamically calibrating the nominal values based on the actual dimensions to establish adjusted nominal values;
- and
- generating a tool path for the article of manufacture based upon the adjusted nominal values.
A computer-aided manufacturing system comprising:
- a processor configured to receive nominal values of one or more dimensions of an article of manufacture, the nominal values comprising literal and symbolic specification values;
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- a sensor configured to measure the actual dimensions of the article of manufacture,
- wherein the processor dynamically calibrates the received nominal values based on the actual dimensions to establish adjusted nominal values and generates a tool path for the article of manufacture based upon the adjusted nominal values.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.