•   •   •   •

Download the Paper (329 K, PDF file) - July 1, 2005 Tell a colleague about it. Printing Tips: Select 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog if you have trouble printing.

ABSTRACT:
All process elements of a reconfigurable manufacturing system should accommodate future changes. This paper looks at one such process element, tool paths, with focus on face milling and pocket milling. Tool paths for the first part are designed to optimize the process outcomes for the initial constraints. Change in market conditions or part design leading to change in cycle time requirements, geometry or complexity of the part, are met using incremental tool paths. Changes in cycle time are achieved by changing the feedrate and tool diameter. Changes in part design are tackled by modifying tool path segments. This system would provide a quick turn around time, less testing and quicker ramp up.

SUGGESTED CITATION:
Shantanu Tripathi and David A. Dornfeld, "Tool Path Planning for Reconfigurable Machines" (July 1, 2005). Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability. Consortium on Deburring and Edge Finishing. Paper tripathi_05_1.
http://repositories.cdlib.org/lma/codef/tripathi_05_1