arXiv:2605.20644cs.LGcs.AI2026-05

用强化学习优化航空发动机弯管路径,让设计直接可制造。

Design for Manufacturing: A Manufacturability Knowledge-Integrated Reinforcement Learning Framework for Free-Form Pipe Routing in Aeroengines

  • 基于Frenet坐标系建模弯管曲率与扭率,用插值生成路径。
  • 融合制造知识约束,优化后路径更平滑、收敛更快且无碰撞。
  • 适合需要高精度弯管设计的航空航天工程人员使用。

在先进航空发动机开发中,设计对制造的考量至关重要,复杂部件需兼顾可制造性。然而当前管道布线仍与下游制造脱节,依赖人工试错。为此,本文提出基于Frenet框架的管道路径优化(FPRO)方法,将路径问题建模为边界值问题,用三次埃尔米特插值生成曲率与扭率曲线,并嵌入特定制造知识作为其取值范围约束。采用近端策略优化算法进行路径优化,结合随机探索与阶段引导奖励机制。优化后的路径通过统一映射转化为六轴弯曲机的运动轨迹,实现直接加工。实验表明,相比基于笛卡尔坐标的传统方法,FPRO始终生成无碰撞、可制造且几何更平滑的路径;相较于先进强化学习基线,其终端对齐、路径长度、避障和可制造性均表现更优。真实验证显示,制造出的管道与数字设计几何高度一致,证实了FPRO的实际可行性。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Design for manufacturing plays a critical role in advanced aeroengine development, where complex components necessitate careful consideration of manufacturability. However, current practices in pipe routing remain largely decoupled from down-stream manufacturing, leading to labor-intensive, trial-and-error iterations to achieve manufacturable designs. To address this problem, this study proposes the Frenet-based pipe routing optimization (FPRO) framework, a manufacturability knowledge-integrated reinforcement learning approach for free-form pipe design in aeroengines. FPRO formulates the routing problem as a boundary value problem in the Frenet frame. In this framework, the pipe path is represented by curvature and torsion profiles, which are generated using cubic Hermite interpolation. To integrate design and manufacturing, domain-specific manufacturing knowledge is embedded as constraints on the permissible ranges of curvature and torsion. The path optimization is performed using the proximal policy optimization algorithm with stochastic exploration and a stage-guided reward mechanism. A unified mapping formulation then translates the optimized path into motion trajectories for the bending die, enabling direct fabrication on a six-axis free-bending machine. Experimental results demonstrate that FPRO consistently generates collision-free, manufacturable paths with smoother geometric profiles compared to Cartesian-based methods. It also achieves faster convergence and superior performance in terminal alignment, path length, obstacle avoidance, and manufacturability compared to state-of-the-art reinforcement learning baselines. Real-world validation confirms the close geometric correspondence between the manufactured pipe and its digital design, validating the practical feasibility of FPRO.

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