Monitoring Tool Wear and Chatter by Using an Index Based Reasoning Approach

Document Type

Thesis

Degree

Master of Science (MS)

Major/Program

Mechanical Engineering

First Advisor's Name

Ibrahim N. Tansel

First Advisor's Committee Title

Committee Chair

Second Advisor's Name

Sabri Tosunoglu

Third Advisor's Name

Yiding Cao

Date of Defense

11-14-2007

Abstract

This work addressed the ongoing attempt for establishing a reliable yet simple system for the detection of tool wear and chatter in vertical milling machines. For this reason, a simple closed-loop system that utilizes wireless sensors, a dynamometer replacement and an artificial intelligence system for signal processing were designed. Various signal analysis techniques were applied to real force signal information containing chatter and wear to determine if they were suitable instruments for detection of such unwanted disturbances. An Index Based Reasoner (IBR) was proposed as a solution for overall signal processing. Furthermore, a novel Torque Analysis Device (TAD) that utilizes piezoelectric sensors was developed to replace the inconvenient and expensive dynamometer that is typically used to obtain force and torque information from vertical mills. When all aspects of this research were tested, the results were found to be successful and thus combined to form the closed-loop monitoring system.

Identifier

FI15011401

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