Study on the Surface Roughness and Surface Shape Simulation Based on STEP-NC Turning

Surface roughness and surface shape simulation are presented for the intelligent STEP-NC turning controller in this paper. Simulation models for surface roughness and surface shape were established. Graphic user interface (GUI) was developed to input the simulation parameters and output the simulation results. Simulating with the developed simulation models, some important conclusions were obtained. As a result, the surface roughness and surface shape simulation based on STEP-NC will aid the development work of the intelligent STEP-NC controller.