Wire Saw Cutting Force Modeling and Control using Wire Saw Velocity
Abstract
Wire saws with fixed diamond abrasive are often used to cut hard and brittle materials owning to the wire saw's narrow kerf, low cutting force, and minimal material waste. Typically, the cutting force changes during the operation since the wire motion direction continuously changes due to reciprocation. Even if the process parameters (e.g., contact length between wire and part, wire tension) are fixed, large variations in the force can lead to wire saw breakage, wafer collapse, and inferior surface roughness. This study addresses this issue by regulating the normal force via automatic adjustment of the wire velocity. Experimental studies are conducted for the wire saw machining of optical glass specimens. The results show the controller can maintain a constant normal force when machining optical glass and significantly decrease wafer surface roughness as compared to the cutting process that uses a constant wire velocity.
Recommended Citation
S. Li et al., "Wire Saw Cutting Force Modeling and Control using Wire Saw Velocity," Proceedings of 2018 ISFA - 2018 International Symposium on Flexible Automation, JSTAGE, Jan 2018.
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
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English
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Publication Date
01 Jan 2018
Comments
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant 2016JZ011