Title
Cutting Forces Measurement for Milling Process by Using Working Tables with Integrated PVDF Thin-Film Sensors.
Abstract
In the milling process, cutting forces contain key information about the machining process status in terms of workpiece quality and tool condition. On-line cutting force measurement is key for machining condition monitoring and machined surface quality assurance. This paper presents a novel instrumented working table with integrated polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) thin-film sensors, thus enabling the dynamic milling force measurement with compact structures. To achieve this, PVDF thin-film sensors are integrated into the working table to sense forces in different directions and the dedicated cutting force decoupling model is derived. A prototype instrumented working table is developed and validated. The validation demonstrates that profiles of the forces measured from the developed instrumented working table prototype and the dynamometer match well. Furthermore, the milling experiment results convey that the instrumented working table prototype could also identify the tool runout due to tool manufacturing or assembly errors, and the force signal spectrum analysis indicates that the developed working table can capture the tool passing frequency correctly, therefore, is suitable for the milling force measurement.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.3390/s18114031
SENSORS
Keywords
Field
DocType
cutting force,PVDF sensor,milling
Mechanical engineering,Electronic engineering,Thin film,Engineering,Cutting force
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
18
11.0
1424-8220
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
5
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ming Luo101.35
Zenghui Chong200.34
dongsheng liu3156.85