Numerical Investigation of Thermal Behavior of CNC Machine Tool and Its Effects on Dimensional Accuracy of Machined Parts

The dimensional accuracy of machined parts is strongly influenced by the thermal behavior of machine tools (MT). Minimizing this influence represents a key objective for any modern manufacturing industry. Thermally induced positioning error compensation remains the most effective and practical method in this context. However, the efficiency of the compensation process depends on the quality of the model used to predict the thermal errors. The model should consistently reflect the relationships between temperature distribution in the MT structure and thermally induced positioning errors. A judicious choice of the number and location of temperature sensitive points to represent heat distribution is a key factor for robust thermal error modeling. Therefore, in this paper, the temperature sensitive points are selected following a structured thermomechanical analysis carried out to evaluate the effects of various temperature gradients on MT structure deformation intensity. The MT thermal behavior is first modeled using finite element method and validated by various experimentally measured temperature fields using temperature sensors and thermal imaging. MT Thermal behavior validation shows a maximum error of less than 10% when comparing the numerical estimations with the experimental results even under changing operation conditions. The numerical model is used through several series of simulations carried out using varied working condition to explore possible relationships between temperature distribution and thermal deformation characteristics to select the most appropriate temperature sensitive points that will be considered for building an empirical prediction model for thermal errors as function of MT thermal state. Validation tests achieved using an artificial neural network based simplified model confirmed the efficiency of the proposed temperature sensitive points allowing the prediction of the thermally induced errors with an accuracy greater than 90%.

Bayesian zero-failure reliability modeling and assessment method for multiple numerical control(NC) machine tools

A new problem that classical statistical methods are incapable of solving is reliability modeling and assessment when multiple numerical control machine tools(NCMTs) reveal zero failures after a reliability test. Thus, the zero-failure data form and corresponding Bayesian model are developed to solve the zero-failure problem of NCMTs, for which no previous suitable statistical model has been developed. An expert-judgment process that incorporates prior information is presented to solve the difficulty in obtaining reliable prior distributions of Weibull parameters. The equations for the posterior distribution of the parameter vector and the Markov chain Monte Carlo(MCMC) algorithm are derived to solve the difficulty of calculating high-dimensional integration and to obtain parameter estimators. The proposed method is applied to a real case; a corresponding programming code and trick are developed to implement an MCMC simulation in Win BUGS, and a mean time between failures(MTBF) of 1057.9 h is obtained. Given its ability to combine expert judgment, prior information, and data, the proposed reliability modeling and assessment method under the zero failure of NCMTs is validated.

Real-Time Data and Visualization Monitoring of Computer Numerical Control Machine Tools Based on Hyper Text Markup Language 5

In order to ensure the safety,quality and efficiency of computer numerical control(CNC)machine tool processing,a real-time monitoring and visible solution for CNC machine tools based on hyper text markup language(HTML)5 is proposed.The characteristics of the real-time monitoring technology of CNC machine tools under the traditional Client/Server(C/S)structure are compared and analyzed,and the technical drawbacks are proposed.Web real-time communication technology and browser drawing technology are deeply studied.A real-time monitoring and visible system for CNC machine tool data is developed based on Metro platform,combining WebSocket real-time communication technology and Canvas drawing technology.The system architecture is given,and the functions and implementation methods of the system are described in detail.The practical application results show that the WebSocket real-time communication technology can effectively reduce the bandwidth and network delay and save server resources.The numerical control machine data monitoring system can intuitively reflect the machine data,and the visible effect is good.It realizes timely monitoring of equipment alarms and prompts maintenance and management personnel.

Carbon Emission Modeling and Analysis in Manufacturing Process for Numerical Control Machine Tools

Reducing carbon emissions( CEs) is the urgent demand all over the world. In order to realize the low-carbon numerical control( NC) machining, the evaluation model of a part's manufacturing carbon emission with NC machine tools was built by considering the influences of the cutting tool geometrical parameters.The manufacturing CEs were produced by electric power,cutting tools,and cutting fluid consumed in manufacturing process. The parameters of cutting tools affected not only the CEs,but also the machining quality. Then the actual constraint models of the machine performance,machining quality were given in order to optimize the cutting parameters and achieve the low-CEs. Finally,a case was given to analyze the influences of the cutting tool angles on the manufacturing CEs. The results show that the CEs decrease as the rake angle and edge angle increase under the constraints of the machine specifications and machining quality.

METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING CUTTING CHATTER IN NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE TOOLS

A new method for suppressing cutting chatter is studied by adjusting servo parameters of the numerical control （NC） machine tool and controlling the limited cutting width. A model of the cutting system of the NC machine tool is established. It includes the mechanical system, the servo system and the cutting chatter system. Interactions between every two systems are shown in the model. The cutting system stability is simulated and relation curves between the limited cutting width and servo system parameters are described in the experiment. Simulation and experimental results show that there is a mapping relation between the limited cutting width and servo parameters of the NC machine tool, and the method is applicable and credible to suppress chatter.

Bayesian networks modeling for thermal error of numerical control machine tools

The interaction between the heat source location, its intensity, thermal expansion coefficient, the machine system configuration and the running environment creates complex thermal behavior of a machine tool, and also makes thermal error prediction difficult. To address this issue, a novel prediction method for machine tool thermal error based on Bayesian networks (BNs) was presented. The method described causal relationships of factors inducing thermal deformation by graph theory and estimated the thermal error by Bayesian statistical techniques. Due to the effective combination of domain knowledge and sampled data, the BN method could adapt to the change of running state of machine, and obtain satisfactory prediction accuracy. Ex- periments on spindle thermal deformation were conducted to evaluate the modeling performance. Experimental results indicate that the BN method performs far better than the least squares (LS) analysis in terms of modeling estimation accuracy.

Specialized Numerical Control Plasma Cutting Machine

The large thermal cutting equipment——The DHG. CNC numerical control plasma cutting machine is produced by The Ha’erbin Welding & Cutting Equipment Co. It specializes in the precise formation and baiting of nonferrous boards and thin carbon steel plates at a high speed. It avoids the disadvantage of flame cutting, which cannot cut nonferrous and thin steel plates.

Patterns of CNC Machine Tool Reference Return and Its Trouble Shooting Methods

This paper presents four patterns of reference-return positions for CNC machine tools and analyses some causes of return reference troubles by showing typical examples of trouble shooting.Finally,it introduces several methods of trouble shooting.

CPS Modeling of CNC Machine Tool Work Processes Using an Instruction-Domain Based Approach

Building cyber-physical system(CPS) models of machine tools is a key technology for intelligent manufacturing. The massive electronic data from a computer numerical control(CNC) system during the work processes of a CNC machine tool is the main source of the big data on which a CPS model is established. In this work-process model, a method based on instruction domain is applied to analyze the electronic big data, and a quantitative description of the numerical control(NC) processes is built according to the G code of the processes. Utilizing the instruction domain, a work-process CPS model is established on the basis of the accurate, real-time mapping of the manufacturing tasks, resources, and status of the CNC machine tool. Using such models, case studies are conducted on intelligent-machining applications, such as the optimization of NC processing parameters and the health assurance of CNC machine tools.

OPEN ARCHITECTURE CNC SYSTEM HITCNC AND KEY TECHNOLOGY

Aiming at the characteristics of modularity and reconfigurable in open architecture computer numerical control （CNC） system, the open architecture CNC system, Harbin Institute of Tech- nology computer numerical control （HITCNC）, is researched and manufactured based on the interface standards. The system＇s external interfaces are coincident with the corresponding international standards, and the internal interfaces follow the open modular architecture controller （OMAC） agreement. In the research and manufacturing process, object-oriented technology is used to ensure the openness of the HITCNC, and static programming is applied in the CNC system according to the idea of modularization disassembly. The HITCNC also actualizes real-time and unreal-time modules adopting real-time dynamical linked library （RTDLL） and component object model （COM）. Finite state ma- chine （FSM） is adopted to do dynamically modeling of HITCNC. The complete separation between the software and the hardware is achieved in the HITCNC by applying the SoftSERCANS technique. The application of the above key techniques decreases the programming workload greatly, and uses software programs replacing hardware functions, which offers plenty technique ensures for the openness of HITCNC. Finally, based on the HITCNC, a three-dimensional milling system is established. On the system, series experiments are done to validate the expandability and interchangeability of HITCNC. The results of the experiments show that the established open architecture CNC system HITCNC is correct and feasible, and has good openness.

The Innovation of CNC Machine Interface Based on DNC System

This paper describes the innovation schemes of the interface of a CNC machine which cannot communicate with a computer by a Direct Numerical Control(DNC)interface and the functions of a DNC interface system.One architecture of hardware and software of a practi- cal single-chip computer based on DNC interface system developed by the authors is given. Without any change of the original hardware and software,this DNC interface system has been used to innovate the CNC machine's interface to implement the direct communication between a computer and a CNC machine and to achieve no tape transmission of a part program and ma- chine parameters.It has been demonstrated that this DNC interface system has certain practical values in improving the reliability,efficiency and production management of CNC/NC machine.

Studies of layout of world machine tools industry based on patent analysis

As the foundation of an industrialized country nowadays,machine tools industry is regarded as the engine of industrial development of a country.The developed countries,such as USA,Germany and Japan,have widely deployed the technology of using the patent in order to keep their strength in various fields.This research examins the CNC machine tools industry in the world by using the patent analysis method.It first gives an overview about the world patent application in CNC machine tools industry from 1963 to 2010 and divides the development of the industry into five stages.It also lists the patent application of the world top 20 countries,where the top 5 countries are compared.The patents of the world top 10 companies of machine tools manufacturers are mapped according to the international patent classification(IPC),and the future trends of world machine tools industry are discussed.Finally conclusions and suggestions are presented.

柔性模块化CNC工装在离散型制造中的应用

电力装备零件加工具有小批量、多品种、加工复杂度不高的离散型制造特性,但频繁的装夹和换型调试会严重影响设备综合效率(Overall Equipment Effectiveness,OEE),导致加工效率偏低。研究结果表明:通过柔性组合工装设计,将大部分装夹过程转移至设备外,可减少停机等待时间;通过模块化安装节点设计,快速提升工装安装速度,可缩短换型时间。通过对某数控机床(Computer Numerical Control,CNC)设备的工装进行柔性模块化改造,产品装夹时间和换型时间分别缩短了56.71%和41.18%,设备OEE水平提升了26.17%。经过3年推广应用,企业CNC设备的OEE已由45%~55%提升为70%~80%,产品交付效率显著提高,产品竞争力逐步增强。此外,该柔性模块化工装改造新模式,可为国内广大制造业厂家提供一种新的降本增效思路。

基于TL-DBN方法的CNC机床节能策略设计

为了提高数控机床节能性能,设计一种利用迁移学习方法实现数字控制机床(Computer numerical control,CNC)机床的节能控制过程。建立以随机森林(Random forest,RF)实现驱动功能的离散CNC机床能耗调控模型,减小等待阶段所消耗的能量,促进机床决策效率的快速提升。研究结果表明,时间间隔对机床节能状态影响显著,当间隔增加后,机床由9次切换减少至6次切换,时间间隔设定在25 min最优。各机床都可以在等待阶段通过合适策略达到节能的控制过程,采用该节能控制方案为实现生产过程管控提供了理论依据。

STUDY ON THE FEEDFORWARD COMPENSATION OF THE MOTIONERRORS OF NC MACHINE TOOLS

A feedforward compensation naethod of the motion errors of NC machine tools imple- mented with software is proposed , with which the motion errors can be compensated whithout changing the original computer control systems of the NC machine tools. The experimental results show that the circular interpolation profile machining errors decrease by a factor of 2/3 after com- pensated.

基于CNC实时监测数据驱动方法的钛合金高速铣削刀具寿命预测

针对车间内不同设备的数据结构不一致导致车间监控数据中存在大量的多源异构数据,难以通过单一的通信协议采集与监控的问题,研究了基于OPC-UA技术与MTConnect协议的刀具、机床的数据模型、通信架构及访问策略,解决了多源异构数据的采集问题。针对硬质合金刀具在高速铣削钛合金工件时磨损较快、刀具剩余寿命的实时预测难度大的问题,建立了一种基于PCA前置处理数据的神经网络模型,实现了基于刀具剩余寿命的刀具健康状态信息的实时监测和预测。

柔性制造系统中CNC机床故障诊断机理研究

为了及时发现处理柔性制造系统数控机床的故障或异常现象,设计了CNC在线故障诊断测试系统。该系统不仅便于查找数控机床故障的一个或多个症结,可以快捷、准确地对CNC故障定位,而且解决了诊断处理与知识应用中的相关问题。为了对CNC设备终端提供可靠的故障排除建议,对伺服控制组件与后台服务关联关系进行深入剖析,并对故障数据库进行描述与测试程序设计,解决了系统维护、扩展与升级操作等问题。

CNC机床伺服系统中模糊自整定PID控制研究

在CNC机床伺服进给系统中,控制对象的位置、速度具有不确定性和非线性,很难去建立精确的数学模型,而常规PID控制器的参数无法随着被控对象参数的变化而及时调整。模糊控制降低了对被控对象数学模型的要求,只需把经验知识转化为控制策略,进而使模型难以确定的复杂系统得以有效的控制,模糊PID控制器结合了常规PID控制和模糊控制的优点,将其应用于CNC机床伺服进给系统中,在MATLAB环境下进行仿真分析,结果表明,模糊自整定PID控制器具有更好鲁棒性,改善了伺服进给系统的动态性能。

CNC多轴联动的机床交叉耦合轮廓误差补偿技术

为了提高多轴联动CNC机床的加工精度,减小由机械传动及电气控制等因素造成的轮廓误差,针对多轴联动CNC机床伺服采用交叉耦合参数选择困难及稳定不强等问题,提出一种交叉耦合轮廓补偿的控制方法,建立交叉耦合轮廓误差补偿的模型,搭建了x轴、y轴及z轴仿真实验平台。仿真实验结果表明:轮廓误差补偿的算法使用交叉耦合误差补偿算法进行控制,可以大大降低轮廓误差。

虚拟CNC的齿轮测量中心

介绍了传统CNC齿轮测量中心的发展现状,结合虚拟现实技术,提出了CNC齿轮测量中心新的发展方向—虚拟CNC齿轮测量中心,同时介绍了虚拟CNC齿轮测量中心的概念、组成、实现方法。通过对虚拟CNC齿轮测量中心工作过程的仿真和分析,证明虚拟CNC齿轮测量中心基本可以表达真实CNC测量中心的几何形状和测量过程。