Cutting forces measurement for milling process by using working tables with integrated PVDF thin-film sensors

Ming Luo, Zenghui Chong, Dongsheng Liu

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4031
JournalSensors
Volume18
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Nov 2018

Keywords

  • Cutting force
  • Milling
  • PVDF sensor

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