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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clifford S Loucks, Cedar Crest, NM (US);
Gregory P Starr, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23C / ; B24B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
409 80 ; 5116571 ; 409 84 ; 409134 ; 409138 ; 409140 ; 36447403 ; 36447406 ;
Abstract
The disclosure is directed to an apparatus and method for automated edge finishing using hybrid position/force control of an XY table. The disclosure is particularly directed to learning the trajectory of the edge of a workpiece by 'guarded moves'. Machining is done by controllably moving the XY table, with the workpiece mounted thereon, along the learned trajectory with feedback from a force sensor. Other similar workpieces can be mounted, without a fixture on the XY table, located and the learned trajectory adjusted