Abstract
Tool geometry directly influences the dynamic performance of milling operations. Both surface properties and stability behavior are significantly influenced by the regeneration effect. The regeneration phenomenon is modelled by delay differential equations with delays originated from the time passed between consecutive flute passes. This work presents the implementation study of a constrained general optimization scheme for cutting edges of cylindrical milling cutters based on functional minimization principle. Mathematically, this leads to the determination of the corresponding weight function of a distributed delay differential equation. The presented semi-analytical methodology is based on the general milling model implemented in the semidiscretization framework.
