An analytical study of a vibrating bandsaw blade is presented. The blade is modeled as a plate translating over simply-supporting guides. Gyroscopic effects due to the blade’s axial motion as well as in-plane forces resulting from tensioning and the influence of the cutting force are included in the model. The latter is modeled as a nonconservative follower force on the cutting edge of the blade and shown to be destabilizing. A state-space model is developed which includes the effects of time-varying cutting forces and exogenous disturbances. Feedback control via a collocated force actuator/rate sensor is introduced and recent advances in robust control theory are used develop controllers which achieve robust stability and performance with respect to the time-varying model. [S0739-3717(00)01101-6]

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Keywords:
vibration control, robust control, cutting, feedback, time-varying systems, Rayleigh-Ritz methods, controllers, mechanical variables control
Topics:
Band saws, Blades, Control equipment, Cutting, Stability, Design, Vibration control, Feedback, Robust control
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