Method of compensating profile data, and numerical controller and machine tool for practicing the method

• US 20030114954A1
• Filed: 09/16/2002
• Published: 06/19/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Yonezu, Toshihiro, Inagaki, Tatsuya, Abeta, Satoshi
• Granted Patent: US 6,721,622 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/193
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/408 characterised by data handling or data format, e.g. reading, buffering or conversion of data

Abstract

A profile data compensating method comprises a step of generating effective profile data by operating a machine tool under a non-load condition in accordance with theoretical profile data, a step of generating first error profile data representing error components of a control system, a step of generating first compensated profile data based upon the first error profile data, a step of generating measured profile data by measuring the shape of the workpiece machined in accordance with the first compensated profile data, a step of generating second error profile data representing error components of a mechanical system, and a step of generating second compensated profile data based upon the first and second error profile data.

Claims

1. A method of compensating a profile data used in a numerical controller of a machine tool for machining a workpiece by numerically controlling a work spindle and a tool feed axis in accordance with said profile data which define rotational angles of said work spindle for rotating said workpiece as an object to be machined and feed amounts or positions of said tool feed axis for displacing a tool to machine said workpiece in synchronism with the rotational angle of said work spindle, said method comprising;

an effective profile data generating step of generating an effective profile data based upon effective data which are obtained by numerically controlling said work spindle and said tool feed axis in accordance with theoretical profile data geometrically obtained based upon finished shape data of said workpiece under a non-load condition that said tool feed axis is off-set relative to said workpiece by at least a machining amount so as not to actually machine said workpiece being set up on said work spindle, and by actually detecting rotational angles of said work spindle and said feed amounts or positions of the said feed axis;

a first error profile data generating step of generating first error profile data corresponding to the differences between said effective profile data and said theoretical profile data;

a first compensated profile data generating step of generating first compensated profile data by compensating said theoretical profile data for said first error profile data;

a measured profiled data generating step of generating measured profile data based upon measured lift data which are obtained by numerically controlling said work spindle and said tool feed axis in accordance with said first compensated profile data to actually machine said workpiece with said tool and by measuring the shape of said workpiece actually machined;

a second error profile data generating step of generating second error profile data corresponding to the differences between said measured profile data and said first compensated profile data; and

a second compensated profile data generating step of generating second compensated profile data by compensating said first compensated profile data for said second error profile data or by compensating said theoretical profile data for said first error profile data and said second error profile data.

2. A method of compensating a profile data, according to claim 1, wherein a lift-profile conversion processing is executed at said measured profiled data generating step for converting said measured lift data into said measured profile data.

3. A method of compensating a profile data, according to claim 2, wherein said workpiece comprises a cam, said tool feed axis comprises a wheel head feed mechanism, and said finished shape data and said measured lift data are lift data of said cam, and said machine tool is a cam grinding machine.

4. A method of compensating a profile data, according to claim 2, wherein said workpiece comprises a crankpin of a crankshaft, said tool feed axis comprises a wheel head feed mechanism, and said finished shape data and said measured lift data are data defining rotational angle data of said crankpin and feed position data of said wheel head feed mechanism related to said rotational angle data, and said machine tool is a crankshaft grinding machine.

5. A numerical controller for a machine tool for machining a workpiece by numerically controlling a work spindle and a tool feed axis in accordance with profile data which define rotational angles of said work spindle for rotating said workpiece as an object to be machined, and feed amounts or positions of said tool feed axis for displacing said tool to machine said workpiece in synchronism with said rotational angles of said work spindle, said controller comprising;

an effective profile data generating means for generating effective profile data based upon effective data which are obtained by numerically controlling said work spindle and said tool feed axis in accordance with theoretical profile data geometrically obtained based upon finished shape data of said workpiece under a non-load condition that said tool feed axis is off-set from said workpiece by at least a machining amount so as not to actually machine said workpiece being set up on said work spindle, and by actually detecting rotational angles of said work spindle and said feed amounts or positions of said tool feed axis;

a first error profile data generating means for generating first error profile data corresponding to the differences between said effective profile data and said theoretical profile data;

a first compensated profile data generating means for generating first compensated profile data by compensating said theoretical profile data for said first error profile data;

a measured profiled data generating means for generating measured profile data through a lift-profile conversion processing based upon measured lift data which are obtained by numerically controlling said work spindle and said tool feed axis in accordance with said first compensated profile data to actually machine said workpiece with said tool and by measuring the shape of said workpiece actually machined;

a second error profile data generating means for generating a second error profile data corresponding to the difference between said measured profile data and said first compensated profile data; and

a second compensated profile data generating means for generating second compensated profile data by compensating said first compensated profile data for said the second error profile data or by compensating said theoretical profile data for said first error profile data and said second error profile data.

6. A machine tool comprising:

a work spindle for rotating a workpiece as an object to be machined;

a tool feed axis for displacing a tool to machine said workpiece; and

a numerical controller for numerically controlling said work spindle and said tool feed axis in accordance with profile data which define rotational angles of said work spindle and feed amounts or positions of said tool feed axis in synchronism with the rotational angles of said work spindle;

wherein said numerical controller comprises;

an effective profile data generating means for generating effective profile data based upon effective data which are obtained by numerically controlling said work spindle and said tool feed axis in accordance with theoretical profile data geometrically obtained based upon finished shape data of said workpiece under a non-load condition that said tool feed axis is off-set from said workpiece by at least a machining amount so as not to actually machine said workpiece being set up on said work spindle, and by actually detecting rotational angles of said work spindle and said feed amounts or positions of said tool feed axis;

a first error profile data generating means for generating first error profile data corresponding to the differences between said effective profile data and said theoretical profile data;

a first compensated profile data generating means for generating first compensated profile data by compensating said theoretical profile data for said first error profile data;

a measured profiled data generating means for generating measured profile data through a lift-profile conversion processing based upon measured lift data which are obtained by numerically controlling said work spindle and said tool feed axis in accordance with said first compensated profile data to actually machine said workpiece with said tool and by measuring the shape of said workpiece actually machined;

a second error profile data generating means for generating a second error profile data corresponding to the difference between said measured profile data and said first compensated profile data; and

a second compensated profile data generating means for generating second compensated profile data by compensating said first compensated profile data for said the second error profile data or by compensating said theoretical profile data for said first error profile data and said second error profile data.