Feedrate optimization based on hybrid forward-reverse mappings of artificial neural networks for five-axis milling

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• 作者：Peng Xu ; Rong-Shean Lee
• 关键词：Feedrate optimization ; Hybrid forward ; reverse mapping ; Five ; axis milling ; Artificial neural network
• 刊名：The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：87
• 期：9-12
• 页码：3033-3049
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• 刊物类别：Engineering
• 刊物主题：Industrial and Production Engineering; Media Management; Mechanical Engineering; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design;
• 出版者：Springer London
• ISSN：1433-3015
• 卷排序：87

文摘

With recent advances in five-axis milling technology, feedrate optimization methods have shown significant effects in regard to enhancing milling productivity, especially when machining complex surface parts. The existing study is aimed at calculating the optimal feedrate values through modeling milling processes. However, due to the complexity of five-axis milling processes, optimization efficiency is the bottleneck of applying them in practice. This paper proposes a novel milling process optimization method based on hybrid forward-reverse mappings (HFRM) of artificial neural networks. The feedrate values are directly used as the outputs of network mappings. Three kinds of artificial neural networks are compared to determine the one with the highest accuracy and the best training efficiency. The study shows that with the collected datasets, the trained Levenberg-Marquardt back-propagation network (LMBPN) could predict feedrate values more precisely than other alternatives. Compared with previous methods, this HFRM-based optimization method is more adept in the area of parameter adjustment because as it has the advantages of high precision and much less calculation time. Combining other multiple milling constraints, an optimization system is developed for five-axis milling processes. The optimized results could be directly used to modify a cutter location (CL) file. A typical milling case was provided to verify the optimization performance of this method, which was found to be effective and reliable.