The invention relates to an automatic lapping and
polishing system for a complex surface of a compliant control-based
robot and a
machining method. The automatic lapping and
polishing system comprises an
industrial robot, a worktable, a
force sensor, a flexible lapping and
polishing cutter, a
signal conversion
amplifier, a computer and a
robot controller; the method comprises the following steps: performing
machining trace planning before lapping and polishing a complex surface workpiece to obtain cutter contact point trace of the lapping and polishing cutter to obtain a surface
machining cutter location point trace; converting the surface machining
cutter location point trace into a code format program file which can be identified by the
robot controller, and inputting the code format program file into the
robot controller; positioning and clamping the workpiece to complete coordinate labeling and unification of a process
system; and driving the robot to move according to a machining trace planning program file to drive the lapping and polishing cutter arranged on an end executor of the robot to perform contact machining on a
machined surface. According to the automatic lapping and polishing system and the machining method disclosed by the invention, manual operation at a finish machining stage of the complex surface workpiece, especially a large-sized complex surface workpiece, can be replaced; labor strength and machining cost are reduced; and quality stability and quality consistency of a machined molded surface are increased.