Cutting Lead Distance
Calculate cutting lead distance from motion latency and planned overcut.
Description
Cutting lead distance combines motion during command latency with a planned overcut.
Cutting lead distance combines motion during command latency with a planned overcut. Constant speed supplies the distance conversion.1
Calculate cutting lead distance from motion latency and planned overcut.
When to use Cutting Lead Distance
Use this tool to calculate cutting lead distance from motion latency and planned overcut.
Prepare the optical measurements, geometry, fitted coefficients or caller-selected thresholds requested. Confirm wavelength, radius/diameter, pulse-width, angle and unit conventions before running the calculation.
How to use Cutting Lead Distance and understand its results
- Prepare the optical measurements, geometry, fitted coefficients or caller-selected thresholds requested. Confirm wavelength, radius/diameter, pulse-width, angle and unit conventions before running the calculation.
- Enter cuttingSpeedMmPerSecond, commandLatencyMilliseconds, plannedOvercutMillimeters using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read latencyTravelMillimeters, totalLeadDistanceMillimeters. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| cuttingSpeedMmPerSecond | Cutting speed (mm/s) | number; minimum: 0 | Required |
| commandLatencyMilliseconds | Command latency (ms) | number; minimum: 0 | Required |
| plannedOvercutMillimeters | Planned overcut (mm) | number; minimum: 0 | Required |
Enter nonnegative speed, latency and overcut. Return both distances in mm.
latencyTravel=speed_mm/s×latency_ms/1000; lead=latencyTravel+overcut Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| latencyTravelMillimeters | Travel during latency (mm) | number; minimum: 0 |
| totalLeadDistanceMillimeters | Total lead distance (mm) | number; minimum: 0 |
{
"input": {
"cuttingSpeedMmPerSecond": 100,
"commandLatencyMilliseconds": 20,
"plannedOvercutMillimeters": 1
},
"output": {
"latencyTravelMillimeters": 2,
"totalLeadDistanceMillimeters": 3
}
}Limitations and assumptions
No acceleration, timing jitter, kerf or motion-controller execution is modeled.
Numeric inputs must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Drilling Helical Pitch: Calculate helical drilling revolution count and path length from depth, pitch, and orbit radius. For a complementary task, use F-Theta Field Error: Compare measured scan position with the ideal f-theta field position.
References
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Cutting Lead Distance — tool.io
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