Design of a high-performance slide and drive system for a small precision machining research lathe

Conference · Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:7061110

Donaldson, R R; Maddux, A S

The development of high-accuracy machine tools, principally through interest in diamond turning, plus the availability of new cutting tool materials, offers the possibility of improving workpiece accuracy for a much larger variety of materials than that addressed by diamond tools. This paper describes the design and measured performance of a slideway and servo-drive system for a small lathe intended as a tool for research on the above subject, with emphasis on the servo-control design. The slide system provides high accuracy and stiffness over a travel of 100 mm, utilizing oil hydrostatic bearings and a capstan roller drive with integral dc motor and tachometer.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 7061110
• Report Number(s): UCRL-90475; CONF-840850-1; ON: DE84011059
• Resource Relation: Conference: CIRP assembly, Madison, WI, USA, 20 Aug 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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