Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to synthesize all possible structural configurations of three-, four- and five-axis machining centres and to investigate the geometrical characteristics of five-axis machining centres. Based on the definition of coordinate systems and the configuration code of machine tools, it was found that there are 24, 96 and 288 feasible configurations for three-, four- and five-axis machining centres respectively. The geometric characteristics of five-axis machining centres were analysed and summarized by using the method of coordinate transformation. The results of this paper are beneficial to engineers in the design and evaluation of machining centres.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 641-652 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science |
| Volume | 215 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Configuration synthesis
- Machine tool
- Machining centre
- Structure synthesis