CAD/CAM SOFTWARE IS REVIEWED FOR DESIGN AND MACHINING OF CYLINDRICAL COMPONENTS WITH HELICAL GROOVES SUCH AS DRILL FLUTES, HELICAL GEAR TEETH, AND THREADS. THE INTERACTIVE PROGRAM HELPS THE USER IN DESIGNING THE PROFILE OF THE TOOL AND/OR WORKPIECE, AND ANALYZE THE PROCESS. FOR GROOVES GENERATED BY GRINDING, THE SOFTWARE CAN FIND EITHER THE PROFILE OF THE HELICAL GROOVE GENERATED ON THE WORKPIECE BY A KNOWN WHEEL PROFILE, OR INVERSELY TO FIND THE WHEEL PROFILE REQUIRED TO GENERATE A SPECIFIED HELICAL GROOVE PROFILE ON THE WORKPIECE. THE SOFTWARE ALSO FINDS THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE GRINDING ZONE, THE CUTTING PATH LENGTH AT EACH POINT ON THE WHEEL PROFILE, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE LOCAL REMOVAL RATE ACROSS THE WHEEL PROFILE.
| Number of Pages : | 11 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
