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Influence of feed drives on the structural dynamics of large-scale machine tools
Full text linkMilling is one of the most widely used processes in the manufacturing industry and demands machines with high productivity rates. In large machine tool applications, the cutting capability is mainly limited by the appearance of structural chatter vibrations. Chatter arises from the dynamic interaction of the machining system compliance with the cutting process. For the specific case of large-scale machine tools, the low frequency resonances have modal shapes that generate relative displacements in the machine joints. This thesis presents new approaches to minimize the appearance of chatter vibrations by targeting and understanding the machine tool compliance, in particular, from the feed drive of the machine tool. A detailed model of the double pinion and rack feed drive system and the master-slave coupling improves the large machine tools modeling. As the vibrations are measured by the axes feedback sensors, a new strategy for feed drive controller tuning allows increasing the chatter stability using a judicious selection of the servo parameters. Then, in-motion dynamic characterizations demonstrate the important influence of the nonlinear friction on the machine compliance and improve the chatter stability predictions. Finally, an operational method for characterizing both tool and workpiece side dynamics while performing a cutting operation is developed. All the contributions of the thesis have been validated experimentally and tend to consider the influence of the feed drives on the structural dynamics of large-scale machine tools
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Commande numérique ouverte : interpolation optimisée pour l'usinage 5 axes grande vitesse des surfaces complexes
No full textThe manufacturing process reaches maturity concerning Computer Aided Manufacturing and cutting process performances. Nowadays, major improvements are linked to the optimization of the Computer Numerical Control and its interactions with the rest of the manufacturing process. The aim of this thesis is to control the basic components of a CNC in order to optimize the 5-axis high speed machining process of complex surfaces. The realization of an open CNC requires the development of algorithms which transform the machining program into command setpoints for the machine drives. The first part of this thesis allows to round the 5-axis discontinuities caused by the linear tool path interpolation commonly used. Then, a feedrate interpolation algorithm computes the trajectory while respecting the kinematical constraints of the machine and especially the jerk of each axis. The implementation of this work allows to control a 5-axis high speed machine with an open CNC. Hence, the technological barriers that prevent CNC optimizations are removed and the manufacturing process is under control from CAD/CAM to axis displacement. The complete control over the CNC offers the possibility to define the tool path exactly from Computer Aided Design entities without introducing any geometrical deviation generally induced by standard NC code. The direct interpolation of the trajectory on the machined surface significantly improves the quality and the productivity of complex surface machining. The PREMIUM-OpenCNC allows to prove experimentally the efficiency of this work and opens new ways for future manufacturing process improvements.Le processus de fabrication des pièces usinées arrive à maturité concernant la fabrication assistée par ordinateur et la maîtrise du procédé d'usinage. Aujourd'hui, les perspectives d'améliorations importantes sont liées à l'optimisation de la commande numérique et de ses interactions avec le reste du processus de fabrication. L'objectif de cette thèse est donc de maîtriser les briques de base de la commande numérique pour optimiser le processus d'usinage 5 axes grande vitesse des surfaces complexes. La création d'une commande numérique ouverte nécessite le développement des algorithmes qui transforment le programme d'usinage en consignes échantillonnées pour les axes de la machine. La première partie des travaux consiste à rendre la géométrie suffisamment continue notamment pour les trajets interpolés linéairement en 5 axes qui présentent des discontinuités en tangence. Ensuite, l'interpolation temporelle du trajet crée la trajectoire d'usinage respectant les contraintes cinématiques et en particulier le jerk de chacun des 5 axes de la machine. L'implémentation matérielle de ces algorithmes permet de piloter une machine d'usinage grande vitesse 5 axes avec une commande numérique ouverte. Ainsi, les verrous technologiques associés aux commandes numériques industrielles sont levés et la chaîne numérique est entièrement contrôlée de la CFAO jusqu'au déplacement des axes. La maîtrise complète de la commande numérique offre la possibilité de définir exactement le trajet d'usinage à partir de la CAO sans introduire les écarts géométriques inhérents aux formats de description standards. L'interpolation de la trajectoire d'usinage directement sur la surface à usiner améliore de manière significative la qualité et la productivité de l'usinage des surfaces complexes. La commande numérique PREMIUM-OpenCNC permet la validation expérimentale de ces travaux et ouvre de nombreuses autres voies d'amélioration du processus de fabrication
Commande numérique ouverte : interpolation optimisée pour l'usinage 5 axes grande vitesse des surfaces complexes
No full textThe manufacturing process reaches maturity concerning Computer Aided Manufacturing and cutting process performances. Nowadays, major improvements are linked to the optimization of the Computer Numerical Control and its interactions with the rest of the manufacturing process. The aim of this thesis is to control the basic components of a CNC in order to optimize the 5-axis high speed machining process of complex surfaces. The realization of an open CNC requires the development of algorithms which transform the machining program into command setpoints for the machine drives. The first part of this thesis allows to round the 5-axis discontinuities caused by the linear tool path interpolation commonly used. Then, a feedrate interpolation algorithm computes the trajectory while respecting the kinematical constraints of the machine and especially the jerk of each axis. The implementation of this work allows to control a 5-axis high speed machine with an open CNC. Hence, the technological barriers that prevent CNC optimizations are removed and the manufacturing process is under control from CAD/CAM to axis displacement. The complete control over the CNC offers the possibility to define the tool path exactly from Computer Aided Design entities without introducing any geometrical deviation generally induced by standard NC code. The direct interpolation of the trajectory on the machined surface significantly improves the quality and the productivity of complex surface machining. The PREMIUM-OpenCNC allows to prove experimentally the efficiency of this work and opens new ways for future manufacturing process improvements.Le processus de fabrication des pièces usinées arrive à maturité concernant la fabrication assistée par ordinateur et la maîtrise du procédé d’usinage. Aujourd’hui, les perspectives d’améliorations importantes sont liées à l’optimisation de la commande numérique et de ses interactions avec le reste du processus de fabrication. L’objectif de cette thèse est donc de maîtriser les briques de base de la commande numérique pour optimiser le processus d’usinage 5 axes grande vitesse des surfaces complexes. La création d’une commande numérique ouverte nécessite le développement des algorithmes qui transforment le programme d’usinage en consignes échantillonnées pour les axes de la machine. La première partie des travaux consiste à rendre la géométrie suffisamment continue notamment pour les trajets interpolés linéairement en 5 axes qui présentent des discontinuités en tangence. Ensuite, l’interpolation temporelle du trajet crée la trajectoire d’usinage respectant les contraintes cinématiques et en particulier le jerk de chacun des 5 axes de la machine. L’implémentation matérielle de ces algorithmes permet de piloter une machine d’usinage grande vitesse 5 axes avec une commande numérique ouverte. Ainsi, les verrous technologiques associés aux commandes numériques industrielles sont levés et la chaîne numérique est entièrement contrôlée de la CFAO jusqu’au déplacement des axes. La maîtrise complète de la commande numérique offre la possibilité de définir exactement le trajet d’usinage à partir de la CAO sans introduire les écarts géométriques inhérents aux formats de description standards. L’interpolation de la trajectoire d’usinage directement sur la surface à usiner améliore de manière significative la qualité et la productivité de l’usinage des surfaces complexes. La commande numérique PREMIUM-OpenCNC permet la validation expérimentale de ces travaux et ouvre de nombreuses autres voies d’amélioration du processus de fabrication
Commande numérique ouverte : interpolation optimisée pour l'usinage 5 axes grande vitesse des surfaces complexes
No full textThe manufacturing process reaches maturity concerning Computer Aided Manufacturing and cutting process performances. Nowadays, major improvements are linked to the optimization of the Computer Numerical Control and its interactions with the rest of the manufacturing process. The aim of this thesis is to control the basic components of a CNC in order to optimize the 5-axis high speed machining process of complex surfaces. The realization of an open CNC requires the development of algorithms which transform the machining program into command setpoints for the machine drives. The first part of this thesis allows to round the 5-axis discontinuities caused by the linear tool path interpolation commonly used. Then, a feedrate interpolation algorithm computes the trajectory while respecting the kinematical constraints of the machine and especially the jerk of each axis. The implementation of this work allows to control a 5-axis high speed machine with an open CNC. Hence, the technological barriers that prevent CNC optimizations are removed and the manufacturing process is under control from CAD/CAM to axis displacement. The complete control over the CNC offers the possibility to define the tool path exactly from Computer Aided Design entities without introducing any geometrical deviation generally induced by standard NC code. The direct interpolation of the trajectory on the machined surface significantly improves the quality and the productivity of complex surface machining. The PREMIUM-OpenCNC allows to prove experimentally the efficiency of this work and opens new ways for future manufacturing process improvements.Le processus de fabrication des pièces usinées arrive à maturité concernant la fabrication assistée par ordinateur et la maîtrise du procédé d'usinage. Aujourd'hui, les perspectives d'améliorations importantes sont liées à l'optimisation de la commande numérique et de ses interactions avec le reste du processus de fabrication. L'objectif de cette thèse est donc de maîtriser les briques de base de la commande numérique pour optimiser le processus d'usinage 5 axes grande vitesse des surfaces complexes. La création d'une commande numérique ouverte nécessite le développement des algorithmes qui transforment le programme d'usinage en consignes échantillonnées pour les axes de la machine. La première partie des travaux consiste à rendre la géométrie suffisamment continue notamment pour les trajets interpolés linéairement en 5 axes qui présentent des discontinuités en tangence. Ensuite, l'interpolation temporelle du trajet crée la trajectoire d'usinage respectant les contraintes cinématiques et en particulier le jerk de chacun des 5 axes de la machine. L'implémentation matérielle de ces algorithmes permet de piloter une machine d'usinage grande vitesse 5 axes avec une commande numérique ouverte. Ainsi, les verrous technologiques associés aux commandes numériques industrielles sont levés et la chaîne numérique est entièrement contrôlée de la CFAO jusqu'au déplacement des axes. La maîtrise complète de la commande numérique offre la possibilité de définir exactement le trajet d'usinage à partir de la CAO sans introduire les écarts géométriques inhérents aux formats de description standards. L'interpolation de la trajectoire d'usinage directement sur la surface à usiner améliore de manière significative la qualité et la productivité de l'usinage des surfaces complexes. La commande numérique PREMIUM-OpenCNC permet la validation expérimentale de ces travaux et ouvre de nombreuses autres voies d'amélioration du processus de fabrication
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