Rotary fast tool servo component design
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1999.
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| author | Chargin, David Anthony, 1974- |
| author2 | David L. Trumper. |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1999. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/94032020-03-30T22:13:57Z Rotary fast tool servo component design Chargin, David Anthony, 1974- David L. Trumper. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1999. Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-188). This thesis covers the design and implementation of the components of a novel rotary fast tool servo (RFTS). The RFTS enables diamond turning of rotationally asymmetric optics, with an emphasis on eyeglass lenses. These components include the rotary arm which supports the cutting tool, a high resolution angular sensor for position feedback, and a labyrinth seal system to protect the rotary axis hearings. The design of the tool arm meets several conflicting challenges, including maintaining low rotational inertia and high stiffness while providing an integrated tool height adjustment mechanism. A new, novel "double-diaphragm" actuator is developed, which provides sub-micrometer level tool height adjustment. This actuator enables the tool arm to he constructed with little additional material, meeting the low inertia goals without compromising stiffness. The high resolution angular feedback hack sensor selected for the machine is a diffractive laser design. It was successfully interfaced into the machine, both mechanically and electrically, to provide ~ 10 nanometer resolution in cutting tool location. This was essential in enabling the RFTS to turn lenses with micrometer accuracy. Finally, a new possibility of developing rotational damping with a labyrinth hearing seal is explored. Rotational damping is created by exploiting the shear forces developed between a viscous fluid and a labyrinth with a fine gap size. This provides excellent sealing as well as rotational damping. by David Anthony Chargin. S.M. 2005-08-22T18:06:11Z 2005-08-22T18:06:11Z 1999 1999 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9403 43165986 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 188 p. 12270472 bytes 12270231 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering Chargin, David Anthony, 1974- Rotary fast tool servo component design |
| title | Rotary fast tool servo component design |
| title_full | Rotary fast tool servo component design |
| title_fullStr | Rotary fast tool servo component design |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rotary fast tool servo component design |
| title_short | Rotary fast tool servo component design |
| title_sort | rotary fast tool servo component design |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9403 |
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