Cutting force modeling method for milling process of thin-wall complex-surface workpieces considering effects of tool wear and varying-curvature feed path
摘要
To precisely assess the dynamic milling force during the process of thin-wall complex-surface machining, a new cutting force model was established by taking into account both the effects of curved toolpath and tool wear. To acquire the experimental data for the modelling, an orthogonal experiment was conducted during which the cutting force signal was recorded, and the characteristic value of tool wear state was obtained by machine vision. Subsequently, the toolpath was partitioned into a series of subregions and original force signals were sub-processed to derive corresponding milling force values. Finally, a BP neural network was utilized to construct a dynamic milling force model that relates to positional region sequences, cutting depths, spindle speeds, cutting feed rates, and tool wear state. To validate the accuracy of the model, a comparative experiment was conducted. The results demonstrated that the absolute prediction error was less than 7 N, confirming the model’s reliability.