US 2024/0152113 A1 · CNC lathe control system based on graphic interaction and control method thereof

Abstract

A CNC lathe control system based on graphic interaction includes a CNC lathe, an upper computer and a lower computer, the upper computer and the lower computer communicate with each other, the lower computer is integrally connected with a CNC lathe body and communication is established between the lower computer and the CNC lathe body, the upper computer includes a control unit, and the control unit is used to realize graphic interactive input, process parameter setting, tool path calculation, automatic generation, simulation and verification of CNC machining codes. The system can interactively draw graphics and hierarchically manage and set parameters of processes, which is highly intuitive and greatly improves the intelligent control level of CNC lathes.

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Dependent claims

A CNC lathe control system based on graphic interaction, comprising a CNC lathe, an upper computer and a lower computer, wherein the upper computer and the lower computer communicate with each other, the lower computer is integrally connected with a CNC lathe body and communication connection is established between the lower computer and the CNC lathe body;

the upper computer includes a control unit configured to realize graphic interactive input, process parameter setting, tool path calculation, automatic generation, simulation and verification of CNC machining codes;
and the control unit includes at least one terminal device equipped with human-machine interface which is able to execute operating instructions through at least one control software module.

A control method of the CNC lathe control system based on graphic interaction, comprising following steps:

S1:
starting a power supply of the control unit to enter the man-machine interface, and employing the graphics editing tool to draw the graphics of work pieces to be machined;
S2:
setting the process parameters and color layers for the current settings;
S3:
setting each of the machining processes and processing parameters thereof, and setting corresponding color layers;
S4:
according to the edited graphics and the set process parameters, automatically performing tool path calculation to obtain tool path diagrams;
S5:
after completing setting of all the process parameters, generating automatically CNC machining files and displaying CNC machining codes in view of the tool path diagrams;
S6:
simulating and verifying the CNC machining codes, and outputting the same to a motion controller after verification is passed;
and
S7:
outputting to the lathe to realize CNC machining of the work pieces after the motion controller performs speed planning and motion interpolation calculation on the machining date.

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