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Predictive model of milling force for complex profile milling

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Cutting force, temperature, and stress on a cutting tool reflect the working condition of the cutting tool. Among these, the cutting force is relatively easier to be monitored and more reflective of the machining process stability. In this study, a new model of the milling force applied for a complex profile milling cutter has been developed based on the infinitesimal method. A dynamic contact model has been implemented through analyzing the working status of each section on the complex milling cutter. An underlying database is established in the form of response surfaces from simulation. The model of milling force for a complex profile milling cutter has been validated to be accurate by the comparison between the calculated and measured milling forces.

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  1. Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture (Shandong University), Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, 250001, China

    Xiang Su & Jianfeng Li

  2. Beijing Key Lab of Precision/Ultra-Precision Manufacturing Equipment and Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Xiang Su, Gang Wang, Jianchao Yu & Yiming Rong

  3. Institute of Manufacturing Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China

    Feng Jiang

  4. Mechanical and Energy Engineering Department, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, 518055, China

    Yiming Rong

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Su, X., Wang, G., Yu, J. et al. Predictive model of milling force for complex profile milling. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 87, 1653–1662 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-016-8589-1

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