The linear theory of chatter has been generalized to any machining configuration without a priori assumptions on either the direction of the cutting force or the modal directions of the machine tool structure. Furthermore, the effects of the tool’s orientation on the stability of the machining system are directly expressed by its closed loop characteristic equation. Using experimental measurements for the dynamics of both the machine tool structure and the cutting process obtained previously under actual cutting conditions, the proposed theory is applied to two cases of orthogonal turning. The resulting predictions of the critical depth of cut are in excellent agreement with the measurements of actual chatter for a wide range of cutting conditions.
The use of bio-inspiration for the development of new products and devices requires new educational tools for students consisting of appropriate design and manufacturing technologies, as well as curriculum. At the University of Maryland, new educational tools have been developed that introduce bio-inspired product realization to undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students. These tools include the development of a bio-inspired design repository, a concurrent fabrication and assembly manufacturing technology, a series of undergraduate curriculum modules, and a new senior elective in the bio-inspired robotics area. This paper first presents an overview of the two new design and manufacturing technologies that enable students to realize bio-inspired products, and describes how these technologies are integrated into the undergraduate educational experience. Then, the undergraduate curriculum modules are presented, which provide students with the fundamental design and manufacturing principles needed to support bio-inspired product and device development. Finally, an elective bio-inspired robotics project course is present, which provides undergraduates with the opportunity to demonstrate the application of the knowledge acquired through the curriculum modules in their senior year using the new design and manufacturing technologies.
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