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Title: A bi-axial active boring tool for chatter mitigation

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OSTI ID:674594

This paper summarizes results of metal cutting tests using an actively damped boring bar to suppress regenerative chatter. PZT stack actuators were integrated into a commercially available two-inch diameter boring bar to suppress bending vibrations. Since the modified tool requires no specialized mounting hardware, it can be readily mounted on a variety of machines. A cutting test using the prototype bar to remove metal from a hardened steel workpiece verifies that the authors actively damped tool yields significant vibration reduction and improved surface finish as compared to the open-loop case. In addition, the overall performance of the prototype bar is compared to that of an unmodified bar of pristine geometry, revealing that a significant enlargement of the stable machining envelope is obtained through application of feedback control.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
674594
Report Number(s):
SAND-98-1682C; CONF-981107-; ON: DE98007190; BR: DP0102011; TRN: AHC29820%%46
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1998 international mechanical engineering congress and exposition, Anaheim, CA (United States), 15-20 Nov 1998; Other Information: PBD: [1998]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English