Reconstructing NC Program-Based Geometrical Error Compensation for Heavy-Duty NC Machine Tool

Abstract

Heavy-duty NC machine tool is difficult and costly to evidently improve their precision via manufacturing technology only. It is proved being an effective approach to improve machine tool manufacturing precision based on software error compensation. In this paper, an error compensation algorithm based on reconstructing NC program is discussed. Following comprehensive discussion on basic algorithm of positioning error compensation in detail, linear interpolation and circular interpolation movement error compensation algorithm are further sketched in brief. To decrease the machining error, NC program is reconstructed before actual machining. The experiment results show that error compensation methods based on reconstructing NC program can improve profile accuracy of heavy-duty NC machine tools obviously.