Influence of the compensation method of machining errors of Bspline and Cspline

Abstract

ABSTRACT Contemporary advances in manufacturing are moving towards the diversification of interpolation methods in Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) softwares thanks to the growing need of free-forms of high quality. New interpolations such as ‘Bspline’ and ‘Cspline’ provide accurate toolpaths, but they generate significant machining errors. The nodes insertion technique is one of compensation methods of those errors. This paper presents a study of the influence of this compensation method on the manufacturing process: dynamic behavior of machine-tools, errors of controller, and surface quality. To make this study, Bspline and Cspline interpolations, errors generated, and the compensation method are defined. In addition to that, feed rate, cycle time and roughness before and after compensation are measured in order to exanimate the impact of the nodes insertion method. The present work aims to deliver a framework that demonstrates how manufacturing companies with such specific parameters optimization can improve smartness and machining efficiency.