Automated Selection of Cutting Tools
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorJustin Lee Peters
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Abstract
A method of tool and parameter selection is presented. Tap test data is generated for a machine by performing tap testing on the machine with a plurality of tools. Geometric features of a part to be machined in a workpiece by the machine are extracted. The plurality of tools is filtered by applying a series of rules based on the geometric features of the part to identify a selected tool for a machining operation to form the part. In some illustrative examples, cutting parameters are set for the machining operation using the tap test data for the machine with the selected tool.
Claims21
A method of tool and parameter selection comprising:
- generating tap test data for a machine by performing tap testing on the machine with a plurality of tools;
- extracting geometric features of a part to be machined in a workpiece by the machine from a design of the part;
- filtering the plurality of tools by applying a series of rules based on the geometric features of the part to identify a selected tool for a machining operation to form the part;
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- setting cutting parameters for the machining operation using the tap test data for the machine with the selected tool.
A tool and cutting parameter selection system comprising:
- a database populated with tool parameters and tool attributes for a plurality of tools and tap test data generated through tap testing for a machine with the plurality of tools;
- a geometry analyzer configured to extract geometric features for a part to be machined in a workpiece;
- a tool filter configured to apply a series of rules based on geometric features to identify a selected tool for machining operations to form the part in the workpiece;
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- a cutting parameter selector configured to set cutting parameters based on the selected tool and the tap test data.
A method of tool and parameter selection comprising:
- receiving a design for a part to be machined in a workpiece;
- extracting geometric features from the design of the part to be machined in the workpiece;
- filtering a plurality of tools by applying a series of rules based on the geometric features to identify a selected tool for a machining operation to be performed by a machine;
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- setting cutting parameters for the machining operation using tap test data for the machine with the selected tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.