Cutting deflection control of the blade based on real-time feedrate scheduling in open modular architecture CNC system

Machining accuracy of thin-walled parts which have low-rigidity is greatly influenced by cutting deflection in flank milling. In this paper, cutting deflection of aero-engine blade during processing is controlled within a required dimensional accuracy based on the strategy of real-time feedrate scheduling which is integrated into an open modular architecture CNC system (OMACS) of five-axis milling machine. The maximum deflection position of blade is determined through combining analytical cutting force model in flank milling and finite element analysis (FEA)-based transient dynamic analysis. Then, the numerical model of blade deflection is established to obtain the numerical relationship among feedrate, cutting force, and blade deflection, which is usually used to get optimized cutting force and feedrate by setting allowable value of blade deflection. To implement blade deflection control during machining, a real-time control strategy of feedrate scheduling based on nonlinear root-finding algorithm of Brent-Dekker and principle of feedrate smooth transition is developed and integrated into OMACS which has functions of real-time cutting force signal processing and real-time feedrate adjustment. Experimental results show that blade deflection is effectively controlled by proposed strategies, machining accuracy, and efficiency are improved.

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