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Con.guration analysis of .ve-axis machine tools using a generic kinematic model O. Remus Tutunea-Fatan, Hsi-Yung Feng _ Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Canada N6A 5B9 Received 13 November 2003; received in revised form 4 February 2004 Abstract Five-axis machine tools are designed in a large variety of kinematic con.gurations and structures. Regardless of the type of the intended analysis, a kinematic model of the machine tool has to be developed in order to determine the translational and rotational joint movements required to achieve a speci.ed position and orientation of the cutting tool relative to the workpiece. A generic and uni.ed model is developed in this study as a viable alternative to the particular solutions that are only applicable to individual machine con.gurations. This versatile model is then used to verify the feasibility of the two rotational joints within the kinematic chain of three main types of .ve-axis machine tools: the spindle rotating, rotary table, and hybrid type. A numerical measure of total translational joint movement is proposed to evaluate the kinematic performance of a .ve-axis machine tool. The corresponding kinematic analyses have con.rmed the advantages of the popular machine design that employs intersecting rotational axes and the common industrial practice during setup that minimizes the characteristic rotating arm length of the cutting tool and/or workpiece. # 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Con.guration analysis; Kinematic model; Machine design; Machine setup; Five-axis machine tool 1. Introduction Five-axis machining o.ers de.nite advantages over the more common three-axis machining process. Fiveaxis machine tools are often quoted for their increased productivity, accuracy and .exibility in contrast to the three-axis ones [1,2]. Notable e.orts have been taking place in recent years to overcome some of the inherent drawbacks of .ve-axis machin