Abstract

ABSTRACT: Continuous advancements in technology has enabled a manufacturing industry to produce beyond its
previous limits hence increasing its productivity and quality along with a positive impact on overall manufacturing and
energy cost. In any such environment, selection of optimal data is very crucial for the industry. This data includes
machining parameters and the toolpath. The distance travelled by a tool during machining is a key component of the
optimization problem as it directly affects the machining time and tool life. This paper presents a modeling framework
based on discretized squares for approximation of work area. Results indicate the effectiveness of the presented
framework in reduction of search space and convergence time of the optimization problem.
Keywords: CNC milling, discretization, reduction, search space, convergence time