Research Initiation: Development of Motorized High Speed Spindles with Active Bearing Thermal Load Monitoring and Regulation

9409985 Tu该奖项是为了表彰电动滚珠轴承高速主轴的开发，该主轴具有主动轴承热负荷监测和调节，并与当前实践相比，在更广泛的运行速度范围内保持了足够的主轴刚度。将开发表征、监测和调节轴承热负荷的技术，并改进设计和更好的主轴运行。这项工作的结果将对采用高速加工的航空航天和汽车行业有用。这项工作带来的主轴技术的进步将补充刀具材料的进步，并导致生产率的提高。

9409985 Tu The award is for the development of motorized, ball-bearing, high-speed spindles with active bearing thermal load monitoring and regulation, and with adequate spindle stiffness maintained throughout a wider operating speed range as compared to current practice. Techniques to characterize, monitor, and regulate the bearing thermal load will be developed and result in design improvements and better spindle operation. The results of the work would be of use to the aerospace and automobile industries which have employed high-speed machining. Advances in spindle technology resulting from this work would complement advances in cutting tool materials and result in improved productivity.