System for automatic finishing of machine parts
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1. A system for automatic finishing of machined parts comprising:
- means for defining a workpiece and finishing parameters thereof corresponding to a finishing task;
means for calculating a three-dimensional tool path along which a finishing tool is drawn in order to perform said finishing task; and
means for testing the placement of said workpiece and for correcting said three-dimensional path to account for workpiece misplacement; and
finishing means operative to move along said three dimensional path to perfom said finishing task.
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Abstract
A system for automatic finishing of machined parts comprising apparatus for defining a workpiece and finishing parameters thereof corresponding to a finishing task, apparatus for calcualting a three-dimensional path about the workpiece along which a finishing tool is drawn in order to perform the finishing task, apparatus for testing the placement of the workpiece and for correcting the three-dimensional path to account for workpiece misplacement, and finishing apparatus operative to move the finishing tool along the three dimensional path in order to perform the finishing task.
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1. A system for automatic finishing of machined parts comprising:
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means for defining a workpiece and finishing parameters thereof corresponding to a finishing task; means for calculating a three-dimensional tool path along which a finishing tool is drawn in order to perform said finishing task; and means for testing the placement of said workpiece and for correcting said three-dimensional path to account for workpiece misplacement; and finishing means operative to move along said three dimensional path to perfom said finishing task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for automatic finishing of machined parts comprising the steps of:
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defining a workpiece and finishing parameters thereof corresponding to a finishing task; calculating a three-dimensional tool path along which a finishing tool is drawn in order to perform said finishing task; and testing the placement of said workpiece and for correcting said three-dimensional path to account for workpiece misplacement; and moving finishing means along said three dimensional path to perform said finishing task. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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