Topology and reliability-based design optimization for dual rotary tables of five-axis CNC machine tools

Dongheng Li; Mingfei Ma; Xianzhen Huang; Yuping Wang; Zhiyuan Lu; Peilong Li

doi:10.1088/3050-2454/ae179a

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Topology and reliability-based design optimization for dual rotary tables of five-axis CNC machine tools

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- Topology and reliability-based design optimization for dual rotary tables of five-axis CNC machine tools
- 五轴数控机床双转台的拓扑与可靠性设计优化
- Journal of Reliability Science and Engineering Issue 4, Pages: 1-13(2025)
- 作者机构：
  
  School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, People's Republic of China
  Laboratory of Vibration and Control of Aero-Propulsion Systems Ministry of Education of China, Northeastern University, 110819Shenyang, People's Republic of China
- 作者简介：
  
  [ "Dongheng Li received the BE degree in Mechanical Engineering, from Northeastern University, China, in 2024, where he is currently pursuing an academic master's degree. His current research interests include topology optimization and machine tool reliability." ]
  [ "Mingfei Ma is a PhD candidate at Northeastern University, with research focusing on machine tool dynamics and reliability." ]
  [ "ProfessorXianzhen Huang is a PhD Supervisor at the School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University. His research primarily focuses on mechanical reliability, industrial big data, and robot mechanisms." ]
  [ "Yuping Wang received the BE degree in mechanical design, manufacturing and automation from Taiyuan University of Technology, China, in 2021, and the MS degree from the School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, China, in 2024, where he is currently pursuing the PhD degree. His current research interests include prognostics and health management, stochastic process, and structure reliability." ]
  [ "Zhiyuan Lu is a Master's student in Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University." ]
  [ "Peilong Li is currently studying at Northeastern University and mainly engaged in research on five-axis milling forces and its reliability." ]
- 基金信息：
- DOI：10.1088/3050-2454/ae179a
  CLC：
- Received：27 June 2025，
  
  Revised：2025-09-27，
  
  Accepted：26 October 2025，
  
  Online First：05 November 2025，
  
  Published：2025
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Dongheng Li, Mingfei Ma, Xianzhen Huang, et al. Topology and reliability-based design optimization for dual rotary tables of five-axis CNC machine tools[J]. Journal of Reliability Science and Engineering, 2025, (4): 1-13.
DOI：

Dongheng Li, Mingfei Ma, Xianzhen Huang, et al. Topology and reliability-based design optimization for dual rotary tables of five-axis CNC machine tools[J]. Journal of Reliability Science and Engineering, 2025, (4): 1-13. DOI： 10.1088/3050-2454/ae179a.

摘要

本文提出了一种面向五轴数控机床双转台的设计优化方案。在结构初步设计阶段，引入拓扑优化方法，以消除由经验知识等主观因素对结构构型带来的限制。在考虑随机不确定性的情况下，对经拓扑优化后的结构进一步实施基于可靠性的设计优化。可靠性指标通过蒙特卡罗模拟（MCS）计算获得，而最优结构解则借助结合自适应 Kriging 的鲸鱼优化算法，在 MCS 框架下进行迭代求解。最后，通过算例分析对优化方案的有效性进行了验证。

Abstract

This paper proposes a design optimization scheme for the dual rotary table of a five-axis CNC machine tool. In the preliminary structural design

topology optimization is employed to eliminate restrictions on configurations caused by subjective factors such as empirical knowledge. Accounting for stochastic uncertainties

reliability-based design optimization is implemented on the topology-optimized structure. The reliability index is computed via Monte Carlo simulation (MCS)

while the optimal structural solution is iteratively derived using a whale optimization algorithm integrated with adaptive kriging for MCS. The effectiveness of the optimized solution is ultimately validated through case studies.

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