Basic Study on Laser Forming of Curved Surfaces with Simulation

Keisuke Kishida; Toshihiko Nakamura; Hideki Aoyama; Naohisa Matsushita; Akihiko Ushimaru

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Basic Study on Laser Forming of Curved Surfaces with Simulation

Keisuke Kishida^, Toshihiko Nakamura^, Hideki Aoyama^*,
Naohisa Matsushita^, and Akihiko Ushimaru^

^*Department of System Design Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan

^**Fujitsu Limited, 4-1-1 Kamikodana, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki 211-8588, Japan

Received:

August 2, 2012

Accepted:

December 17, 2012

Published:

January 5, 2013

Keywords:

laser forming, CAM, curved surface, scanning path, scanning condition

Abstract

Laser forming is a technology that produces plastic deformations in sheet materials by generating local heat stress. It is useful for prototype or small-quantity production because it does not require dies or molds. Although many studies on laser forming have been done, few have been on forming curved shapes. This paper deals with a method for generating the scanning paths and determining the scanning conditions for laser forming of a curved shape. The scanning paths are derived as the maximum and minimum curvature lines. Since the two curvature lines are orthogonal, they don’t affect each other in forming. The scanning speed is decided by an approximation equation derived from experiment and FEM analysis according to the angle of the bend at the irradiation point. The effectiveness of the scanning paths and the scanning speed determined by the proposed method are confirmed through experiments.

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K. Kishida, T. Nakamura, H. Aoyama, N. Matsushita, and A. Ushimaru, “Basic Study on Laser Forming of Curved Surfaces with Simulation,” Int. J. Automation Technol., Vol.7 No.1, pp. 24-29, 2013.

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Basic Study on Laser Forming of Curved Surfaces with Simulation

Keisuke Kishida*, Toshihiko Nakamura*, Hideki Aoyama*, Naohisa Matsushita**, and Akihiko Ushimaru**

Keisuke Kishida^, Toshihiko Nakamura^, Hideki Aoyama^*,
Naohisa Matsushita^, and Akihiko Ushimaru^