Diamond turning of microstructured surfaces: modelling and simulation Online publication date: Sat, 21-Jul-2007
by Yuanhua Yang, Shijin Chen, Kai Cheng, Xizhi Sun
International Journal of Nanomanufacturing (IJNM), Vol. 1, No. 5, 2007
Abstract: In this paper a novel approach is presented for predicting the surface features and surface quality before they are machined. An integrated dynamic model is constructed from the control system point of view and used to simulate the diamond turning process based on the machining principle and taking a number of factors into account. With the simulation model, the form error and roughness of the microstructured 3D surface are calculated and the effects of feed rate and the tool nose radius on the surface topography are systematically investigated. The proposed approach leads to better understanding of the microcutting mechanics of microstructured surfaces and effective and helpful in digitally constructing 3D precision surfaces at design stage. Furthermore, it is promising and has great potential for industrial applications with particular reference to optimisation of the cutting processes and control of the surface functionality in precision machining.
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Nanomanufacturing (IJNM):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:
Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.
If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com
Our Blog 
Follow us on Twitter 
Visit us on Facebook