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US 2021/0278818 A1Published application
Adaptable machining method and system
OwnerMichael Scott, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A method for adaptable machining includes (a) providing one or more images with a digital imaging system of each of a series of work pieces, (b) for each of the work pieces, selectively modifying a preprogrammed cutting tool path with regard to the image of the respective work piece, and (c) for each of the work pieces, performing a machining operation according to the respective selectively modified preprogrammed cutting tool path.
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A method for adaptable machining, comprising:
- (a) providing one or more images of each of a series of work pieces;
- (b) for each of the work pieces, identifying image data from the image;
- (c) for each of the work pieces, selectively modifying a preprogrammed cutting tool path with regard to the image data of the respective work piece;
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- (d) for each of the work pieces, moving a cutting tool along the selectively modified preprogrammed cutting tool path of the respective work piece to perform a machining operation on the respective work piece.
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A method for adaptable machining, comprising:
- (a) providing one or more images of each of a series of work pieces that includes a plurality of work pieces that have a common design geometry and at least one work piece that has a different design geometry;
- (b) identifying image data from the images of the respective work pieces, the image data being indicative of surface discontinuities on the respective work pieces;
- (c) for each of the work pieces, selectively modifying a preprogrammed cutting tool path with regard to the image data;
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- (d) for each of the work pieces, moving a cutting tool along the selectively modified preprogrammed cutting tool path of the respective work piece to perform a machining operation on the respective work piece.
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An adaptable machining system comprising:
- a digital imaging system operable to provide images of a series of work pieces;
- a machine configured with at least one cutting tool and operable to move the cutting tool along a preprogrammed cutting tool path;
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- a controller programmed to identify image data from the images, selectively modify the preprogrammed cutting tool path for each of the work pieces with regard to the image data of the respective work piece, and instruct the machine to move the cutting tool along the selectively modified preprogrammed cutting tool path of the respective work piece to perform a machining operation on the respective work piece.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.