Research Article

A Prediction Model of Cutting Force about Ball End Milling for Sculptured Surface

Table 2

Error analysis results of the boundary model.

Cutter location pointsArea of solid model (mm2)Area of boundary model (mm2)Area error (%)

13.338823.427712.59
23.344373.428212.42
33.345043.427802.40
43.352093.430532.18
53.353243.428552.15
63.358893.430681.98
73.359913.429241.94
83.367113.431051.73
93.370253.429831.63
103.368963.431111.67
113.375733.428841.47
123.378783.431181.37
133.37973.430361.35
143.382683.431151.26
153.384763.427971.20
163.388613.429781.08