AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF JET ORIENTATION PARAMETERS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLUID JET CUTTING

Methods, systems, and techniques for automatically determining jet orientation parameters to correct for potential deviations in three dimensional part cutting are provided. Example embodiments provide an Adaptive Vector Control System (AVCS), which automatically determines speeds and orientation pa...

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Hauptverfasser: ERICHSEN GLENN A, JUNG HYUN, HAUKOOS DANA, ZHOU JIANNAN
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Methods, systems, and techniques for automatically determining jet orientation parameters to correct for potential deviations in three dimensional part cutting are provided. Example embodiments provide an Adaptive Vector Control System (AVCS), which automatically determines speeds and orientation parameters of a cutting jet to attempt to insure that a part will be cut within prescribed tolerances where possible. In one embodiment, the AVCS determines the tilt and swivel of a cutting head by mathematical predictive models that examine the cutting front for each of "m" hypothetical layers in a desired part, to better predict whether the part will be within tolerances, and to determine what corrective angles are needed to correct for deviations due to drag, radial deflection, and/or taper.