Smart tool holder
Abstract
There is provided an apparatus for machining surfaces to accuracies within the nanometer range by use of electrical current flow through the contact of the cutting tool with the workpiece as a feedback signal to control depth of cut.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Boston, MA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871816
- Patent Number(s):
- 5802937
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of Calif. (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G05 - CONTROLLING G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23B - TURNING
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- smart; tool; holder; provided; apparatus; machining; surfaces; accuracies; nanometer; range; electrical; current; flow; contact; cutting; workpiece; feedback; signal; control; depth; cut; feedback signal; tool holder; cutting tool; current flow; electrical current; /82/408/
Citation Formats
Day, Robert Dean, Foreman, Larry R, Hatch, Douglas J, and Meadows, Mark S. Smart tool holder. United States: N. p., 1998.
Web.
Day, Robert Dean, Foreman, Larry R, Hatch, Douglas J, & Meadows, Mark S. Smart tool holder. United States.
Day, Robert Dean, Foreman, Larry R, Hatch, Douglas J, and Meadows, Mark S. Thu .
"Smart tool holder". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871816.
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