摘要 |
The present invention relates to a computer-controlled milling machine comprising a milling tool (210) for machining a workpiece, a measuring unit (230) for measuring the cutting forces exerted by the milling tool (210) to the workpiece, a simulation module (240) for simulating the milling process to determine a contact area between the workpiece and the milling tool (210) by using a multi-dexel representation of the workpiece, a prediction module (250) for receiving the milling force measurements and the simulated geometrical data, and for generating predicted cutting forces from the measured cutting forces and the simulated cutting forces, and a control unit (220) for receiving the predicted cutting forces and for adjusting the operational parameters of the milling process according to the predicted cutting forces so as to reach optimum values for the actual cutting forces acting to milling tool (210).The invention also relates to a method of optimizing cutting forces in a milling process using the aforementioned computer-controlled milling machine. |