Marine Propeller Geometric Models for NC Machining Efficiency and Accuracy

摘要

Via the theories of computational geometry and differential geometry, the equation of the pressure side of a propeller blade with a constant pitch is presented. The model for defining maximal admissible ball-end cutter radius used in the NC machining of propeller blade surface is deduced. The odels for numerical analysis and for calcu- lation of step lengths and path intervals are also provided. Besides, the related geometric model for calculating the actual maximal error by using the envelope surface of the cutter is presented. Finally, the feasibility and reliability of the proposed models and methods are verified by an example. It is also verified that the proposed method provides improved machining efficiency and accuracy relative to many other common contemporary methods.