Chapter 8
A Parameter Study of a Machine Tool
with Multiple Boundaries
Brandon C. Gegg, Steve C.S. Suh, and Albert C.J. Luo
Abstract The parameter study of a machine-tool with intermittent cutting is
completed for eccentricity frequency and amplitude. The effects with respect to
chip length are also incorporated, such that comparisons of the parameter maps
can be accomplished. Specific areas within the parameter maps are studied, via
switching components, to explain the complicated motions within. In such a case,
the switching characteristics are shown in relation to the eccentricity frequency.
The complexity of the periodic solution structure, with regard to the vector fields
and mapping quantities, is discussed. Furthermore, the traditional definition of a
stability boundary is extended beyond that in literature. The most useful data is the
overlay of the number of mappings and minimum switching force product record.
This aspect illustrates the extent and location of complexity in the machine-tool
model studied herein.
8.1 Introduction
The extent of parameter studies on machining systems are typically confined to
descriptions in the frequency and depth of cut plane [1]. In such a case, the
boundary for stable/unstable motions is defined. Other studies focus on the chip
seizure (stick-slip effect) interaction, where a boundary can be defined in parame-
ter space [2]. However, these motions are confined to limitations of a continuous
system. Typically, a system with multiply interconnected domains is not studied for
chip seizure or other phenomena associated with such a system. There are three
parameters studied herein: eccentricity frequency and amplitude, and chip con-
tact length. What makes this study further unique is the output dimension of the
components. There are typically at least two switching components for a simple
B.C. Gegg (
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station,
TX 77843, USA
e-mail: barracuda@tamu.edu
A.C.J. Luo (ed.), Dynamical Systems: Discontinuity, Stochasticity and Time-Delay,
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-5754-2
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