Trajectory Calculator for Finite-Radius Cutter on a Lathe
TBMG-3537
02/01/2009
- Content
A computer program calculates the two- dimensional trajectory (radial vs. axial position) of a finite-radius-of- curvature cutting tool on a lathe so as to cut a workpiece to a piecewise-continuous, analytically defined surface of revolution. (In the original intended application, the tool is a diamond cutter, and the workpiece is made of a crystalline material and is to be formed into an optical resonator disk.) The program also calculates an optimum cutting speed as F/L, where F is a material-dependent empirical factor and L is the effective instantaneous length of the cutting edge.
- Citation
- "Trajectory Calculator for Finite-Radius Cutter on a Lathe," Mobility Engineering, February 1, 2009.