This paper presents an approach for recognizing both isolated and intersecting geometric features of freeform surface models of parts,for the purpose of automating the process planning of sheet metal forming.The devel...This paper presents an approach for recognizing both isolated and intersecting geometric features of freeform surface models of parts,for the purpose of automating the process planning of sheet metal forming.The developed methodology has three major steps:subdivision of B-spline surfaces,detection of protrusions and depressions,and recognition of geometric features for sheet metal forming domain.The input geometry data format of the part is based on an IGES CAD surface model represented in the form of trimmed B-spline surfaces.Each surface is classified or subdivided into different curvature regions with the aid of curvature property surfaces obtained by using symbolic computation of B-spline surfaces.Those regions satisfying a particular geometry and topology relation are recognized as protrusion and depression(DP) shapes.The DP shapes are then classified into different geometric features using a rule-based approach.A verified feasibility study of the developed method is also presented.展开更多
For reconstructing a freeform feature from point cloud, a deformation-based method is proposed in this paper. The freeform feature consists of a secondary surface and a blending surface. The secondary surface plays a ...For reconstructing a freeform feature from point cloud, a deformation-based method is proposed in this paper. The freeform feature consists of a secondary surface and a blending surface. The secondary surface plays a role in substituting a local region of a given primary surface. The blending surface acts as a bridge to smoothly connect the unchanged region of the primary surface with the secondary surface. The secondary surface is generated by surface deformation subjected to line constraints, i.e., character lines and limiting lines, not designed by conventional methods. The lines are used to represent the underlying informa-tion of the freeform feature in point cloud, where the character lines depict the feature’s shape, and the limiting lines determine its location and orientation. The configuration of the character lines and the extraction of the limiting lines are discussed in detail. The blending surface is designed by the traditional modeling method, whose intrinsic parameters are recovered from point cloud through a series of steps, namely, point cloud slicing, circle fitting and regression analysis. The proposed method is used not only to effectively and efficiently reconstruct the freeform feature, but also to modify it by manipulating the line constraints. Typical examples are given to verify our method.展开更多
文摘This paper presents an approach for recognizing both isolated and intersecting geometric features of freeform surface models of parts,for the purpose of automating the process planning of sheet metal forming.The developed methodology has three major steps:subdivision of B-spline surfaces,detection of protrusions and depressions,and recognition of geometric features for sheet metal forming domain.The input geometry data format of the part is based on an IGES CAD surface model represented in the form of trimmed B-spline surfaces.Each surface is classified or subdivided into different curvature regions with the aid of curvature property surfaces obtained by using symbolic computation of B-spline surfaces.Those regions satisfying a particular geometry and topology relation are recognized as protrusion and depression(DP) shapes.The DP shapes are then classified into different geometric features using a rule-based approach.A verified feasibility study of the developed method is also presented.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50575098)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
文摘For reconstructing a freeform feature from point cloud, a deformation-based method is proposed in this paper. The freeform feature consists of a secondary surface and a blending surface. The secondary surface plays a role in substituting a local region of a given primary surface. The blending surface acts as a bridge to smoothly connect the unchanged region of the primary surface with the secondary surface. The secondary surface is generated by surface deformation subjected to line constraints, i.e., character lines and limiting lines, not designed by conventional methods. The lines are used to represent the underlying informa-tion of the freeform feature in point cloud, where the character lines depict the feature’s shape, and the limiting lines determine its location and orientation. The configuration of the character lines and the extraction of the limiting lines are discussed in detail. The blending surface is designed by the traditional modeling method, whose intrinsic parameters are recovered from point cloud through a series of steps, namely, point cloud slicing, circle fitting and regression analysis. The proposed method is used not only to effectively and efficiently reconstruct the freeform feature, but also to modify it by manipulating the line constraints. Typical examples are given to verify our method.
