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Title: Method and apparatus for characterizing and enhancing the functional performance of machine tools

Abstract

Disclosed are various systems and methods for assessing and improving the capability of a machine tool. The disclosure applies to machine tools having at least one slide configured to move along a motion axis. Various patterns of dynamic excitation commands are employed to drive the one or more slides, typically involving repetitive short distance displacements. A quantification of a measurable merit of machine tool response to the one or more patterns of dynamic excitation commands is typically derived for the machine tool. Examples of measurable merits of machine tool performance include workpiece surface finish, and the ability to generate chips of the desired length.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1083270
Patent Number(s):
8432119
Application Number:
12/760,159
Assignee:
Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G05 - CONTROLLING G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23Q - DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22800
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Barkman, William E, Babelay, Jr., Edwin F, Smith, Kevin Scott, Assaid, Thomas S, McFarland, Justin T, Tursky, David A, Woody, Bethany, and Adams, David. Method and apparatus for characterizing and enhancing the functional performance of machine tools. United States: N. p., 2013. Web.
Barkman, William E, Babelay, Jr., Edwin F, Smith, Kevin Scott, Assaid, Thomas S, McFarland, Justin T, Tursky, David A, Woody, Bethany, & Adams, David. Method and apparatus for characterizing and enhancing the functional performance of machine tools. United States.
Barkman, William E, Babelay, Jr., Edwin F, Smith, Kevin Scott, Assaid, Thomas S, McFarland, Justin T, Tursky, David A, Woody, Bethany, and Adams, David. Tue . "Method and apparatus for characterizing and enhancing the functional performance of machine tools". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1083270.
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abstractNote = {Disclosed are various systems and methods for assessing and improving the capability of a machine tool. The disclosure applies to machine tools having at least one slide configured to move along a motion axis. Various patterns of dynamic excitation commands are employed to drive the one or more slides, typically involving repetitive short distance displacements. A quantification of a measurable merit of machine tool response to the one or more patterns of dynamic excitation commands is typically derived for the machine tool. Examples of measurable merits of machine tool performance include workpiece surface finish, and the ability to generate chips of the desired length.},
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