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Title:
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER ASSISTED MANUAL MACHINE TOOL CONTROL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1999022904
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A computer-assisted manual machine tool system and method for machining uses a computer model of machine objectives and location feedback signals from the tool (4) to control motion switch means (13) enabling and disabling tool motion. The manual machinist may position a tool (4) to a target position by enabling motion along each controlled axis while the tool's position feedback for that axis is outside of the tolerance specification and disabling motion once the tool (4) is within that tolerance. The machinist may contour within a specified tolerance zone by toggling the motion switch means for each axis to produce motion along that contour. The machinists may pocket by enabling motion while the tool (4) is away from the pocket surfaces and disabling motion when the tool position is within a predetermined distance of any pocket surface.

Inventors:
HONG JIAWEI (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US1998/022983
Publication Date:
August 05, 1999
Filing Date:
October 29, 1998
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Assignee:
HONG JIAWEI (US)
International Classes:
B23C1/06; G05B19/409; (IPC1-7): B23C1/16
Foreign References:
US2969490A1961-01-24
US3420347A1969-01-07
US3636814A1972-01-25
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