A novel retractable stiffener-based disk-shaped active compliant polishing tool

• Main Authors: Arunachalam, Adhithya Plato Sidharth, Idapalapati, Sridhar, Subbiah, Sathyan, Lim, Yee Wei
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Material Removal Depth; Contact Pressure Distribution
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155325
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A novel active variable compliance polishing tool is proposed to improve the control over the area of contact and pressure distribution during polishing. This active compliance is achieved by employing a retractable stiffener-based design. This novel tool can provide a continuous range of compliance...