Abstract
A study of the effect of feed direction on five-axis tool paths generated using local surface properties for tool orientation and positioning is presented in this paper. The principal axis method for five-axis machining defines the placement of the cutting tool at a single point on the workpiece surface and assumes that a preferred feed direction will be maintained. This preferred direction may not represent a practical choice for tool path planning. In this work, numerical simulations are used to evaluate tool paths with different feed directions. Numerical simulations are then verified experimentally by machining two example surfaces. The results show that both gouging and the effective cutter profile will dictate the optimal choice of feed direction.
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