Using a Vibration Absorber to Suppress Chatter Vibration in Turning Process With a Worn Tool

Dynamic vibration absorbers are used as semi-active controllers to reduce the undesirable vibrations in many applications such as electrical transmission lines, helicopters, gas turbines, engines, bridges and etc. One type of these absorbers is tunable vibration absorber (TVA). In this paper, regenerative chatter in an orthogonal turning process is suppressed using a (TVA). It is shown that TVA can modify the frequency response function of the cutting tool so as to improve cutting stability in turning process. In addition, tool wear is an important factor which works as a positive damping and helps the chatter suppression beside exertion of the TVA. Finally, using the SIMULINK Toolbox of MATLAB, the analog simulated block diagram of the problem is developed. The advantage of this simulation is that, one can analyze the effect of other types of excitations such as step, ramp, etc on the absorbed system.Copyright © 2009 by ASME