Key Technologies and Development Trends of Multi-axis Tool Grinding Software

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2022.08.008

Abstract

Abstract: Multi-axis tool grinding software for complex-shaped tools become one of the bottlenecks needed to break through by manufacturing industries in China. Therefore， the application scenarios and requirements of tool grinding software were introduced， and the main tool grinding software brands abroad and their functional characteristics were summarized. And the key technologies to be broken through in tool grinding software were analyzed from the perspective of key theoretical problems involved in mathematics， mechanics， material science and other software. Then， the intelligent development trends of tool grinding software in the future were proposed， which may provide references for the independent research and development of tool grinding software in China.

Key words: tool grinding software, multi-axis tool grinder, cutting tool, grinding force, grinding surface quality

摘要： 面向复杂形状刀具的多轴联动工具磨削软件已成为我国制造工业亟需突破的瓶颈问题之一，为此，介绍了工具磨削软件的应用场景及需求，梳理了国外主要工具磨削软件品牌及其功能特点，进而从数学、力学、材料学等软件涉及的关键理论问题角度分析了工具磨削软件需要突破的关键技术，并在此基础上提出了未来工具磨削软件的智能化发展趋势，从而为我国工具磨削软件的自主研发提供参考。

关键词: 工具磨削软件, 多轴工具磨床, 刀具, 磨削力, 磨削表面质量

CLC Number:

TG714

LI Guochao, BAI Xiaoxiang, WANG Liming, LI Changming, LI Yousheng. Key Technologies and Development Trends of Multi-axis Tool Grinding Software[J]. China Mechanical Engineering, 2022, 33(08): 943-951.

李国超, 柏小祥, 王黎明, 李昌明, 李友生. 多轴联动工具磨削软件关键技术与发展趋势[J]. 中国机械工程, 2022, 33(08): 943-951.

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