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

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...

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Main Authors: Arunachalam, Adhithya Plato Sidharth, Idapalapati, Sridhar, Subbiah, Sathyan, Lim, Yee Wei
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1553252022-03-18T07:01:33Z A novel retractable stiffener-based disk-shaped active compliant polishing tool Arunachalam, Adhithya Plato Sidharth Idapalapati, Sridhar Subbiah, Sathyan Lim, Yee Wei School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Engineering::Mechanical engineering Material Removal Depth Contact Pressure Distribution 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 as per the polishing requirements. The design, fabrication and testing of this newly developed tool are reported. Static pressure distribution tests and material removal study are conducted for three different compliance values by changing the stiffeners positions. Appreciable changes in static contact pressure and material removal depth are observed as the stiffeners positions are changed. Further, numerical pressure distribution and load-displacement response simulated using a finite element model shows good agreement with the experimental measurements. This study paves the way for better control of polishing conditions in an automated environment. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Nanyang Technological University The authors thank NTUitive for filing technical disclosure (TD) and Singapore provisional patent application (10201806167R). Adhithya thanks NTU Singapore and Advanced Remanufacturing Technology Centre of Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore for the financial support in the form of graduate scholarship. The authors like to thank Thenappan Sivasubramanian, Komanduri Raghava Kumar, Bose Mrinalini and Xavier Koh Jinn Ming for their support in this project. SI thanks the School of MAE, NTU Singapore for the research incentive grant. 2022-03-18T07:01:33Z 2022-03-18T07:01:33Z 2020 Journal Article Arunachalam, A. P. S., Idapalapati, S., Subbiah, S. & Lim, Y. W. (2020). A novel retractable stiffener-based disk-shaped active compliant polishing tool. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 51, 83-94. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.01.025 1526-6125 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155325 10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.01.025 2-s2.0-85078090631 51 83 94 en Journal of Manufacturing Processes © 2020 The Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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topic Engineering::Mechanical engineering
Material Removal Depth
Contact Pressure Distribution
spellingShingle Engineering::Mechanical engineering
Material Removal Depth
Contact Pressure Distribution
Arunachalam, Adhithya Plato Sidharth
Idapalapati, Sridhar
Subbiah, Sathyan
Lim, Yee Wei
A novel retractable stiffener-based disk-shaped active compliant polishing tool
description 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 as per the polishing requirements. The design, fabrication and testing of this newly developed tool are reported. Static pressure distribution tests and material removal study are conducted for three different compliance values by changing the stiffeners positions. Appreciable changes in static contact pressure and material removal depth are observed as the stiffeners positions are changed. Further, numerical pressure distribution and load-displacement response simulated using a finite element model shows good agreement with the experimental measurements. This study paves the way for better control of polishing conditions in an automated environment.
author2 School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
author_facet School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Arunachalam, Adhithya Plato Sidharth
Idapalapati, Sridhar
Subbiah, Sathyan
Lim, Yee Wei
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author Arunachalam, Adhithya Plato Sidharth
Idapalapati, Sridhar
Subbiah, Sathyan
Lim, Yee Wei
author_sort Arunachalam, Adhithya Plato Sidharth
title A novel retractable stiffener-based disk-shaped active compliant polishing tool
title_short A novel retractable stiffener-based disk-shaped active compliant polishing tool
title_full A novel retractable stiffener-based disk-shaped active compliant polishing tool
title_fullStr A novel retractable stiffener-based disk-shaped active compliant polishing tool
title_full_unstemmed A novel retractable stiffener-based disk-shaped active compliant polishing tool
title_sort novel retractable stiffener-based disk-shaped active compliant polishing tool
publishDate 2022
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155325
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