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Controlling vibrations of a cutting process using predictive control

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Unwanted vibrations in machining are detrimental to the equipment and the quality of the result. Notably chatter vibrations due to the regenerative effect are difficult to control and limit the achievable results. Typically, active and passive means are employed to prevent chatter from happening. This work proposes a predictive control strategy that actively uses information about the system past to predict future disturbances. Using those predicitions allows to counter the regenerative effect more effectively. The strategy is tested in simulation and improves the dynamic stability of the system greatly. It is robust with respect to quantitative errors in the disturbance predictions.

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The authors would like to thank the German Research Foundation (DFG) for financial support of the project within the Cluster of Excellence in Simulation Technology (EXC 310/1) at the University of Stuttgart.

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  1. Institute of Engineering and Computational Mechanics, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 9, 70569 , Stuttgart, Germany

    Achim Fischer & Peter Eberhard

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Fischer, A., Eberhard, P. Controlling vibrations of a cutting process using predictive control. Comput Mech 54, 21–31 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-014-1014-4

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