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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Jared Lee Bolin, Millstadt, IL (US);
Philip L. Freeman, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Inventors:
Jared Lee Bolin, Millstadt, IL (US);
Philip L. Freeman, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/18 (2006.01); G05B 19/4093 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/4093 (2013.01); G05B 2219/34113 (2013.01); G05B 2219/35037 (2013.01); G05B 2219/35098 (2013.01);
Abstract
Rough machining of a workpiece is performed by a numerically controlled machine tool using an adaptive toolpath technique. Material removal rate and machine efficiency are increased by forming a pre-roughing slot in the workpiece along medial axes, and machining the remainder of the workpiece using a toolpath that begins inside the pre-roughing slot and spirals outwardly in smooth curves.