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Numerical and experimental investigation on the rivet head flushness in automatic countersunk riveting

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Riveting is an important interference-fit joining technology, which has been widely applied in aircraft assembly and many manufacturing fields. The rivet head flushness is an import industrial standard for the quality evaluation of a riveted joint. It would influence the aerodynamic performance of aircraft if not carefully controlled. In this paper, a finite element model (FEM) of automatic countersunk riveting is established and the formation of rivet head flushness is studied by the simulation results. Then, based on the coordinated motion of the riveting bar and the anvil tool, several compensation strategies are proposed to reduce the rivet head flushness and ensure the riveting quality, in which the riveting bar and anvil tool feed with the same speed (RASS) strategy is considered as the most efficient one. Finally, riveting experiments are conducted on a dual-machine-based automatic drilling and riveting system. The experimental results indicate that the simulation result is accurate, and the RASS compensation strategy is applicable and effective. This paper studies the formation mechanism and compensation method of the rivet head flushness for the countersunk rivet and provides scientific guidance for the riveting process optimization in engineering applications.

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The work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51775495, No.51975519), key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.91748204), and Youth Funds of the State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems (Zhejiang University) (No. SKLoFP_QN_1802).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic System, College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    Jintong Liu & Yunbo Bi

  2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    Jintong Liu, Yi Liu, Huiyue Dong & Yunbo Bi

  3. Aviation Industry Corporation of China Xi’an Aircraft Industry (Group) Limited Company, Xi’an, 710089, China

    Anan Zhao

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Liu, J., Zhao, A., Liu, Y. et al. Numerical and experimental investigation on the rivet head flushness in automatic countersunk riveting. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 110, 395–411 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-020-05901-x

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