ABSTRACT
With the development of scientific, the machining accuracy of the electro -
mechanical equipment has already required the precision of micrometer, even
nanometer. Because of the precision of the transmission and controller, the common
machine tools have not the ability to reach that accuracy. A micro-feed system with
piezoelectric element is presented for precision machine tool to meet the requirement of
the industry in this paper. The compact design features the use of solid flexures to
transmit motion from a piezo stack actuator. A close-loop control system is implemented
which uses virtual instrument as the central processor. High precision positioning over a
large workspace is a fundamental feature of a precision machine. Conecting coarse
(large stroke) and fine (high resolution) drive stages, in series, to form a dual-stage feed
drive system can develop the performance of the traditional machine tools.
The micro-feed system in this paper consists of three parts: drive, guide unit and
control system. Piezoelectric element is chosed as the activator, which is the most
advanced, responsible and easy autocontrol in micro-feed drive field. Secondly, a
flexure-hinge-based guide unit is designed, which is turned out to be effective in
engineering, and energy, mechanics analytical methods and finite element models of the
flexures are presented. Last but not least,based on the virtual instrument technology, a
close-loop control system is designed, which can make the system a higher precision
feeding. So based on the above parts, the micro-feed sytem can meet the requirement of
extrusion cutting.
Precision machining technology is a research field mainly sponsored by the
country, and micro-positioning system with high performance is the key to realize
precision machining. Closely related with the practical problems in engineering, this
dissertation deals with positioning worktable for precision machine tool in order to
improve machining accuracy. It is highly worth of researching and has real engineering
value.
Key Word: Micro-feed, Virtual instrument, Piezoelectric element,
Flexure hinge, Control system