An oriented feature extraction and recognition approach for concave-convex mixed interacting features in cast-then-machined parts

Abstract

Feature recognition is an important technology of computer-aided design/computer-aided engineering/computer-aided process planning/computer-aided manufacturing integration in cast-then-machined part manufacturing. Graph-based approach is one of the most popular feature recognition methods; however, it cannot still solve concave-convex mixed interacting feature recognition problem, which is a common problem in feature recognition of cast-then-machined parts. In this study, an oriented feature extraction and recognition approach is proposed for concave-convex mixed interacting features. The method first extracts predefined features directionally according to the rules generated from attributed adjacency graphs–based feature library and peels off them from part model layer by layer. Sub-features in an interacting feature are associated via hints and organized as a feature tree. The time cost is reduced to less than [Formula: see text] by eliminating subgraph isomorphism and matching operations. Oriented feature extraction and recognition approach recognizes non-freeform-surface features directionally regardless of the part structure. Hence, its application scope can be extended to multiple kinds of non-freeform-surface parts by customizing. Based on our findings, implementations on prismatic, plate, fork, axlebox, linkage, and cast-then-machined parts prove that the proposed approach is applicable on non-freeform-surface parts and effectively recognize concave-convex mixed interacting feature in various mechanical parts.

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