COMPUTER-AIDED OPTIMAL TURNING OF STEPPED SHAFT

An analysis for the turning of stepped shaft is performed to select op timally the multi-pass cutting variables by applying the geometric pro gramming concept. A system is developed for the turning of stepped sha ft. Several possible manufacturing-system constraints are considered t o make the problem realistic. From a practical stand-point, every rest riction adds at least one degree of difficulty to the analysis. An exa mple of a stepped shaft with eleven surfaces, of which one is tapered, is considered. The program is run on a VAX-8350.