Study and Conceptual Development of Advanced Tooling for High-Productivity Automated Machine Tools

这项研究解决了与自动化机床的高生产率刀具有关的下列关键问题：(1)开发现有NC刀具系统的数据库和分析调查的性能；(2)商业上可用的刀具系统的比较分析；(3)具有增强的结构和连接刚度和阻尼性的先进刀具系统的概念开发；(4)使用各向异性弹性复合材料改进工具(和其他与机床相关的)结构的概念开发；以及(5)高转速刀具自动连续平衡的概念开发。预计这项研究工作将解决重要的具体问题，并有助于建立一个工具/机床研究中心，以促进向行业转让技术。

This research addresses the following critical issues related to high-productivity tooling for automated machine tools: (1) development of a data base on existing NC tooling systems and performance of an analytical survey; (2) comparative analysis of commercially-available tooling systems; (3) conceptual development of advanced tooling systems with enhanced structural and joint stiffness and damping; (4) conceptual development of improved tooling (and other machine tool-related) structures using anisotropic elastomeric composites; and (5) conceptual development of automatic continuous balancing of high-rpm tooling. The research effort is expected to result both in solution of important specific problems and contribute to the establishment of a tooling/machine tool research center to facilitate technology transfer to industry.