Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/309948 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing [ISSN:] 1572-8145 [Volume:] 33 [Issue:] 7 [Publisher:] Springer US [Place:] New York, NY [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 1907-1919
Publisher: 
Springer US, New York, NY
Abstract: 
Process force determines productivity, quality, and safety in milling. Current approaches of process design often focus on a priori optimization. In order to enable online optimization, the establishment of active force controllers is required. Due to fast-changing engagement conditions of the tool in conjunction with the slower machine dynamics, classic control is not suited. A promising approach is the application of model predictive control (MPC) for force control, which is proposed in this contribution. The model predictive force controller (MPFC) explicitly takes into account a model to predict the immediate future. It consists of a model of the machine tool and a separate model of the process. The process model describes the relation between feed velocity of the tool, force, and geometric properties of the tool, such as the radial deviation, and of the tool/workpiece engagement. The feedback loop of the controller is closed by an online identification of the process model to account changes in the material properties or of the tool wear state. For this identification an ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) is applied. The MPFC solves an optimization problem on the future behavior in each sampling step to determine the optimal controller output enabling high dynamic control. The proposed control system is validated experimentally and compared with a conventionally designed process with constant feed. It can be shown that the manufacturing time is reduced by 50%. The system enables a paradigm shift in the design of milling processes operating the manufacturing process at its technological limit.
Subjects: 
Model predictive control
Ensemble Kalman filter
Milling
Force control
Manufacturing control
Model identification
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