An NC tool path translator for virtual machining of precision optical products

Wing Bun Lee; D. Gao; Chi Fai Cheung; J. G. Li

doi:10.1016/S0924-0136(03)00786-6

An NC tool path translator for virtual machining of precision optical products

Wing Bun Lee, D. Gao, Chi Fai Cheung, J. G. Li

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Abstract

In this paper, a virtual machining system (VMS) for the ultra-precision diamond turning is presented, and the NC tool path translator function module of the VMS is discussed. The developed VMS is based on the NC program not as some commercial CAD/CAM software which is based on the cutter location DATA file. In the VMS, the virtual machine tool is controlled through the NC program used by the actual machine tool. The NC tool path translator consists of accidence analysis, lexical-analyzer, grammar and semantic parse, driving code generator, etc. The manufacture of a mould insert for a diffractive lens was used as a case study to illustrate the performance of the developed VMS.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	211-216
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Materials Processing Technology
Volume	140
Issue number	1-3 SPEC.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0924-0136(03)00786-6
Publication status	Published - 22 Sept 2003

Keywords

Diamond turning
NC tool path
Optical products
Virtual manufacturing

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General Materials Science

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