Specific Cutting Force Coefficients Modeling of End Milling by Neural Network

  • Lee, Sin-Young (School of Mechanical Engineering, Kunsan National University) ;
  • Lee, Jang-Moo (School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2000.06.01

Abstract

In a high precision vertical machining center, the estimation of cutting forces is important for many reasons such as prediction of chatter vibration, surface roughness and so on. The cutting forces are difficult to predict because they are very complex and time variant. In order to predict the cutting forces of end-milling processes for various cutting conditions, their mathematical model is important and the model is based on chip load, cutting geometry, and the relationship between cutting forces and chip loads. Specific cutting force coefficients of the model have been obtained as interpolation function types by averaging forces of cutting tests. In this paper the coefficients are obtained by neural network and the results of the conventional method and those of the proposed method are compared. The results show that the neural network method gives more correct values than the function type and that in the learning stage as the omitted number of experimental data increase the average errors increase as well.

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