THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL (CNC). TOPICS INCLUDE: INTRODUCTION TO CNC, DIRECTIONS OF MOTION, REFERENCE POINTS, AXES, PROGRAM ZERO DESIGNATION, ABSOLUTE VERSUS INCREMENTAL MODE, THE RECTANGULAR COORDINATE SYSTEM, FLOW OF THE PROGRAMMING PROCESS, TYPES OF TOOL MOTION, AND COMPENSATION TYPES. THE READER WILL RECEIVE A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF CNC AS IT RELATES TO A WIDE RANGE OF CNC MACHINE TOOLS.
| Number of Pages : | 33 |
| Published : | 06/01/1992 |
