Papers by Author: Shan Shan Sun

Abstract: Chatter problems occurring during high speed milling affect the quality of the finished workpiece and, to a lesser extent, the tool life and the spindle life. Therefore, the prediction of stable milling regions is a critical requirement for high speed milling operations. In this paper, a dynamic model of a high speed spindle system considering the multi-mode dynamics is elaborated for the purposed of stability prediction. A stability lobes diagram (SLD) shows the boundary between chatter-free machining operations and unstable processes, in terms of axial depth of cut as a function of spindle speed. These diagrams are used to select chatter-free combinations of machining parameters. The proposed method enables a new stability lobes diagram to be established that takes into account the effect of spindle speed on multi-mode dynamic behavior.

Abstract: High-speed milling (HSM) which is characterized as high productivity and low power consumption can be widely used in the manufacture industry. However, while the speed of spindle-tool reach the high speed range, the prediction of its stable milling faces more difficulties, as the gyroscopic effects become prominent. In this paper, a dynamics model of HSM system was set up considering the influence of gyroscopic moment due to high rotating speed of spindle-tool. Then a method was proposed by transforming time-varying stiffness system into fixed-step time invariant one. Finally the stability lobes diagrams (SLD) was elaborated. The results shows that the gyroscopic effects due to high rotating speed have non-negligible impact on the stability limitation, which must be considered for the predicting of stability limit in the high speed milling.

Abstract: A dynamics model is established considering gyroscopic effects due to high speed rotating spindle-tool system in ultra-high speed milling (USM). The proposed method for predicting stability enables a new 3D stability lobe diagram to be developed in the presence of gyroscopic effects, to cover all the intermediate stages of spindle speed. The influences of the gyroscopic effects on dynamics and stability in USM are analyzed. It is shown that the gyroscopic effects lower the resonance response frequencies of the spindle-tool system and the stable critical depth of cut in ultra-high speed milling.