A project in the shop just got complicated. The project is in a three axis Matsuura vertical mill with a manual a and b axis; tilt rotary table that is, calibrated in degrees min sec. The part has several facets that form compound angles. Two of the angles only require the fixture to tilt but the last facet requires movement in all five axis , even though it is purely positional 4th and 5th. My question is: which mathematical strategies best apply them selves to solving the system? Because of the rotatory table atop the tilting fourth the usual Signe plate calculations; obviously, do not apply. What do the NC control computers use to calculate the movement of the fourth and fifth axis?
Thank you for any suggestions.
Rex
Thank you for any suggestions.
Rex