Re: The guts of Circular Interpolation

>--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Pete Miles" <petem@o...>
>wrote:
> I am looking for either a website or some literature that explains
>in
> detail what happens inside a CNC controller when executing a
>circular
> interpolation command, either G01 or G02.
>
> It is my understanding that a CNC actually breaks up the arcs into
>a
> set of smaller linear moves so that the cordal deviation with the
> line segment and the arc are within the tolerance spec set in the >

Don't you mean G02, G03 as G01 is a linear move at feed rate

Try this site:-
http://www.nfrpartners.com/nfrg2g3.htm

John S.

>
> These small line segments have a set of coordinates and a velocity.
> Which causes both axis of the machine to move. But prior to

moving,

> it needs to calculate the accelerations and decelerations,

distances

> to move based on the acceleration values, adjusting the straight

line

> velocities so that the tool gets to the end of the small sub line
> segment at the right time so as to maintain (or try to) velocity
> through the entire arc.
>
> Now all of these tiny little calculations take time, and are

repeated

> many times during a single G02/G03 command. Then all these
> calculations have to match up with the servo update clock, and when
> things like jerk, acceleration, and velocity on an axis become
> limiting factors, things have to slow down.
>
> What I am looking for is how all this is calculated. Does the CNC
> controller do all the work, is the servo controller involved with
> some of the calculations.
>
> Any info would be appreciated.
>
> Pete Miles