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Research on the Dynamic Compensation System of the Cathode Electrode Wear for a Short Electric Arc Machine Tool
Bo Li1,3, Di Xiong2,*
1 School of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, 441053, China
2 School of Automobile and Traffic Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
3 Technical Center, Xiangyang Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Research of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Xiangyang, 441053, China
* Corresponding Author: Di Xiong. Email:
Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing 2020, 26(5), 1007-1021. https://doi.org/10.32604/iasc.2020.010133
Abstract
A methodology of on-line monitoring of the diameter of the cathode
electrode is put forward in light of the issue that the diameter of the cathode
electrode cannot be detected in an accurate manner in short electric arc machine
tools. The monitoring methodology is capable of precisely determining the wear
amount of the cathode electrode and uses the bus module in the numerical control
machine tool to feed the wear amount of the cathode electrode back to the
numerical control system (CNC system). The CNC system dynamically adjusts
the position of the cathode electrode by driving the compensation shaft to ensure
that the discharge gap between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode is
within the control range and attain smooth machining. On this basis, a dynamic
compensation system for cathode electrode wear for a short electric arc machine
tool is developed, which has the potential to automate short electric arc machining
and improving the machining performance of the machine tool. The feasibility of
this methodology is verified by a machining experiment.
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Cite This Article
B. Li and D. Xiong, "Research on the dynamic compensation system of the cathode electrode wear for a short electric arc machine tool,"
Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, vol. 26, no.5, pp. 1007–1021, 2020.
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