Compensation of a ball end tool trajectory in complex surface milling

Moez Smaoui (1) , Zoubeir Bouaziz (1) , Ali Zghal (1) , Maher Baili (2) , Gilles Dessein (2)

1 Mécanique des solides, des structures et Développement Technologique - MSSDT (Tunis, Tunisia)
2 LGP - Laboratoire Génie de Production

This work is consecrated to the minimising of machining errors based on a method for the compensation of the trajectory to be machined in hemispherical milling. This compensation is found to be necessary because of the tool deflection due to the cutting forces. In order to remedy to the machining errors, caused by this deflection, a compensation method has been proposed. The latter is inspired from the mirror method, since the compensated position is going to be determined as being the trajectory reflection, deviated onto the mirror. The advantage of this proposed method is that it takes into account the three deflections dx, dy and dz, respectively to the directions X, Y and Z. After that, two-parallel machinings, separated by a groove and achieved absolutely in the same conditions and with the same tool, are carried out, on the same complex part. The first machining is with compensation, but the second is without compensation. The coordinates of the two obtained surfaces are recorded by a 3D measuring machine. The comparison of the two-surfaces shows the presence of an important correction of the tool trajectory, and reveals a similarity between the part obtained by simulation and the one conceived in CAM.

Mots clés: Milling; Cutting forces; Deflection; Compensation

Domaines: Matériaux

Moez Smaoui, Zoubeir Bouaziz, Ali Zghal, Maher Baili, Gilles Dessein. Compensation of a ball end tool trajectory in complex surface milling. International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials, 2012, vol. 11, pp. 51-68. ⟨10.1504/IJMMM.2012.044923⟩. ⟨hal-00776716⟩