<p> Burr formation is a frequent problem in metal cutting. Burrs, which are defined as undesired projections of material resulting from plastic deformation, affect the precision of machined components and can negatively affect the assembly process. One common burr is the exit burr that forms when drilling ductile materials such as aluminum alloy. Deburring, the process of removing burrs, can account for up to 30% of the total production cost. If the burr size can be reduced, the deburring effort can also be reduced or even eliminated, resulting in an improvement in productivity and an increase in profit. </p> <p> There are different methods to reduce burr formation in drilling. One method is known as vibration assisted drilling. Vibration assisted drilling has been reported as an effective method to reduce burr height without reducing the material removal rate or permanently altering the mechanical behavior of the workpiece material. Other reported benefits of vibration assisted drilling include improvement of tool life and better machined surface quality. However, it has been reported that poor choice of vibration conditions (frequency and amplitude) can increase burr height. No accurate analytical model exists in the current literature that can predict the exit burr height for vibration assisted drilling. To predict exit burr height, a model capable of predicting thrust force accurately is important because higher thrust force produces larger exit burr. Clearly there is a need to develop these models. </p> <p> This thesis presents the development of analytical models for predicting thrust force and exit burr height for vibration assisted drilling of aluminum 6061-T6. The developed models incorporate all significant characteristics of vibration assisted drilling to achieve accurate predictions. Drilling experiments were performed over a range of cutting and vibration conditions. The experimental results demonstrate that the developed thrust force model improves the accuracy by up to 45% in comparison to the existing vibration assisted drilling models. The developed burr height model accurately predicts the exit burr height for vibration assisted drilling, with an averaged deviation of 10% from the experimental results. The developed models are also applicable to conventional drilling. Comparing with the existing drilling models, the new models improve the accuracy of thrust force and burr height predictions by 6 and 36% respectively. A fast analytical method has also been developed that predicts the favourable vibration conditions that minimize burr height. The predictions obtained using this method are consistent with the experimental results. Drilling experiments for combined frequency vibration assisted drilling were also performed over a range of vibration conditions. The experimental results demonstrate that combining two different favourable vibration conditions together produces greater mean thrust force reduction than using a single frequency vibration assistance. </p> / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Vibration Assisted Machining (VAM) refers to a non-conventional machining process where high-frequency micro-scale vibrations are deliberately superimposed on the motion of the cutting tool during the machining process. The periodic separation of the tool and workpiece material, as a result of the added vibrations, leads to numerous advantages such as reduced machining forces, reduction of damages to the material, extended tool life, and enabling the machining of brittle materials. Vibration Assisted Drilling (VAD) is the application of VAM in drilling processes. The added vibrations in the VAD process are usually generated by incorporating piezoelectric transducers in the structure of the toolholder. In order to increase the benefits of the added vibrations on the machining quality, the structural dynamics of the VAD toolholder and its coupling with the dynamics of the piezoelectric transducer must be optimized to maximize the portion of the electrical energy that is converted to mechanical vibrations at the cutting edge of the drilling tool. The overall dynamic performance of the VAD system depends of the dynamics of its individual components including the drill bit, concentrator, piezoelectric transducer, and back mass. In this thesis, a substructure coupling analysis platform is developed to study the structural dynamics of the VAD system when adjustments are made to its individual components. In addition, the stiffness and damping in the joints between the components of the VAD toolholder are modelled and their parameters are identified experimentally. The developed substructure coupling analysis method is used for structural modification of the VAD system after it is manufactured. The proposed structural modification approach can be used to fine-tune the dynamics of the VAD system to maximize its dynamic performance under various operational conditions. The accuracy of the presented substructure coupling method in modeling the dynamics of the VAD system and the effectiveness of the proposed structural modification method are verified using numerical and experimental case studies. / Graduate

Vibration assisted drilling (VAD) is a type of machining process in which high-frequency vibrations with a small amplitude are induced in the cutting tool to improve the cutting process of hard and brittle materials. These vibrations create an unsteady repetitive processing effect which eventually reduce the cutting forces. It is also crucial to measure these forces in some way because their knowledge directly aids in determining the best machining parameters. Direct and indirect methods can be used to measure these forces, but due to serious limitations of direct measurement methods, an indirect measurement method is required which is capable of online monitoring of high-frequency cutting forces. In this thesis, an indirect method is proposed to estimate thrust force and torque from the voltage signal generated by piezoelectric sensor and torsional deflection signal measured through piezoelectric accelerometer. The estimation of two input signals requires a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) model of VAD system which is developed using Receptance Coupling and Substructure Analysis (RCSA) method. Experimental and numerical methods are used to validate the constituent single-input single-output (SISO) transfer functions of the MIMO model. As the estimated forces are distorted by the dynamics of VAD structure, a Kalman Filter is employed to compensate the dynamics. The accuracy and similarity of results is determined by comparing the estimated cutting force values with the force measured from a load cell in time and frequency domain. The reported experimental results confirm the possibility of using Kalman Filter in estimating high-frequency forces generated in VAD process. / Graduate

L’allégement des structures aéronautiques conduit à associer par stratification les composites aux métaux : on parle alors de multi-matériaux. L’assemblage mécanique des empilages nécessite au préalable des opérations de perçage qui s’effectuent majoritairement sur Unité de Perçage Automatique (UPA). L’objectif des travaux présentés dans ce mémoire est d’optimiser les opérationsde perçage effectuées sur UPA dans des multi-matériaux CFRP-7175-TA6V. Trois axes de recherche ont ainsi été étudiés. Le premier concerne l’optimisation de l’outil. L’utilisation d’une méthode de conception adaptée a conduit vers plusieurs pistes d’améliorations de la géométrie d’un foret. Le deuxième axe traite de la modélisation du perçage vibratoire. Cette méthode consiste à ajouter un mouvement de vibration axiale, au mouvement de coupe. Le dernier axe développe la technique du perçage auto-adaptatif. Une nouvelle méthode est proposée pour identifier les différents matériaux constituants l’empilage. / The weight reduction of aero structures has led to use composite materials combined to metallicparts to form multilayer materials. Stacked materials are drilled in one-shot during the assemblyprocess. The objective of this work is to find optimised parameters to drill efficiently CFRP-7175-TA6Vmaterial stack using Automatic Drilling Units (ADU). Three research areas have been explored. Thefirst one concerns drill bit optimisation. A customized functional analysis had led to several toolimprovements. The second area focuses on vibration-assisted drilling. This method consists in addinga reciprocating axial displacement. Formerly under ribbon form, the chips become well broken withthe vibrations and their evacuation gets better. At last, the self-adaptive drilling technique is studied.A new methodology for real-time material identification is proposed.

Le perçage assisté par vibrations est un procédé assurant la maîtrise dimensionnelle des copeaux pour gagner en fiabilité sur les opérations de perçage. L’ajout d’une oscillation axiale pilotée en amplitude et en fréquence introduit deux nouveaux paramètres à déterminer en adéquation avec les paramètres conventionnels que sont l’avance et la vitesse de coupe. Le paramétrage d’une telle opération n’est donc pas trivial. Afin de fournir un outil d’optimisation du paramétrage du procédé, une nouvelle modélisation prenant en compte l’environnement « Pièce-Outil-Machine » est proposée. L’intégration de la géométrie de l’outil, des spécificités des interactions entre l’Outil et la Matière, et du comportement dynamique de la Machine permet s’adapter aux conditions de mise en oeuvre du procédé. Une méthode d’identification dissociée des éléments de l’environnement « Pièce-Outil-Machine » permet de caractériser les spécificités de chacun de ces éléments. Cette modélisation est validée par une campagne d’essai. La modèle développé dans ces travaux permet donc de prédire le comportement du procédé en vue d’une optimisation des paramètres opératoires. / Vibrations assisted drilling is a process which ensures chip shape control in order to increase reliability during drilling operations. The adding of axial oscillation, controlled with amplitude and frequency, introduce two new parameters which must determinate according to the conventional parameters (feed and speed rotation). The optimal setting of vibrations assisted drilling is not obvious. To provide an optimization-tool of the process, a new model which take into account the “Tool-Workpiece-Machine” environment, is proposed. Drill geometry, Tool-Workpiece interactions and dynamic behavior of the Machine are incorporated in the model. Tis specificity allows adjusting behavior of the process with the case of application. An identification methodology is presented to characterize the environment. Simulation’s results and experimental results are compared to validate the model. This model thus allows predicting process behavior in order to optimize the operational parameters.

The physical and mechanical characteristics of carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) and Ti6Al4V make them widely used in the aerospace industry. The hybrid structure of CFRP/ Ti6Al4V material has been used in the new generation of aircraft manufacturing. The drilling process of these materials is often associated with unfavorable machining defects such as delamination, burr formation, reduced surface integrity, and tensile residual stresses. These machining defects are attributed to high thermal load, continuous chip morphology, and poor chips evacuation efficiency. Vibration-assisted drilling (VAD) uses an intermittent cutting process to control the uncut chip thickness and chip morphology. VAD has potential advantages include low thermal load, high chips evacuation effectiveness, and longer tool life. This thesis presents an experimental investigation into the effect of VAD machining parameters on the cutting energy, CFRP delamination, surface integrity, geometrical geometry, Ti6Al4V burr formation, induced residual stresses, and tool wear during the drilling process of CFRP, Ti6Al4V, and CFRP/Ti6Al4V stacked materials. Moreover, a kinematics model is developed to link the observed results to the independent machining parameters (i.e., cutting speed, feed rate, modulation amplitude, and modulation frequency). The experimental work covers a wide range of machining parameters using four levels of frequencies (83.3, 125, 1500, and 2150 Hz). The VAD results show up to 56 % reduction in the cutting temperature with a significant enhancement in the CFRP entry and exit delamination, geometrical accuracy, surface integrity, and burr formation. The use of VAD also generates compressive stresses, hence improving the part fatigue life. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)