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steady state motion. The eccentricity frequency and amplitude with initial con-
ditions yield a steady state solution that can be characterized by the switching
components characteristics; three measures are introduced. The typical character-
ization of a steady state response is noted by the magnitude of the displacement and
velocity components at a zero phase measure of the system [3]. In a similar manner,
one of the new parameters introduced herein is the magnitude of the displacement
and velocity state in each principal direction. A new quantity, referred to as MAG.,
is multiplied by the minimum of the switching force product (MFP) components
(MAG and MFP will be formally be defined herein). This unique measure in combi-
nation with the MAG. is a first application in literature. Additionally, the complexity
is further quantified by the recording the total number of mappings (NOM), which
is also a first application in literature. Due to varying dimensions of complexity in
this system, combinations of the NOM, MFP, and MAG. are necessary to fully un-
derstand what phenomena may be inducing complex motion. Applications of these
ideas and measures are not limited to machining. Rather, any system which contains
boundaries in their continuous systems can be modeled by discontinuous systems
theory. The ultimate implications of this study are the development of switching
components and their use within a control scheme to produce a specific type of sta-
bility in a discontinuous system. If such switching components can be monitored
in experiment, a control scheme can be adopted to manipulate these components to
avoid such an interaction [4]. However, if the goal is to continually interact with a
boundary, then avoidance of a sink boundary, or in this case a chip seizure can be
completed. As far as this study is concerned, the modeling of a machine tool with-
out control is adopted to observe the natural reaction of a system, which indeed will
point out the requirement of such an approach to achieve robust operation.
8.2 Structured Motions by the Mapping Technique
The mechanical model of 8.1 (A, B) is described by the chip adhesion dynamics,
f
0
.x; t;
0
/ D 0: .CAD/ (8.1)
CAD denotes chip adhesion dynamics. The dynamics of the tool with no work-piece
contact are
f
1
.x; t;
1
/ D 0: .TD/ (8.2)
TD denotes tool-piece dynamics. The dynamics of a reducing chip length pro-
cess are
f
2
.x; t;
2
/ D 0: .NC/ (8.3)
NC denotes tool and work-piece dynamics, no cutting. The dynamics of an increas-
ing chip length process are
f
3
.x; t;
3
/ D 0: .CRC/ (8.4)