Design and optimization of a device with contactless actuation for 4-axis machining

Author

Banucu, R. ; Albert, J. ; Scheiblich, C. ; Reinauer, V. ; Rucker, W.M.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Theor. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

fYear

2010

fDate

9-12 May 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

A new design of a machine is developed which performs contactless actuation in four axis - three translational and one rotational - with high accuracy. Remarkable on the concept is the moving part of the machine which is free of contacts, enabling free z-rotation. The components of the device are optimized for different requirements. The optimization algorithm is a combination of an evolution strategy (ES) and an approximation method based on the Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The design and optimization is supported by numerical simulations using the volume integral equation method (VIEM) combined with the fast multipole method (FMM).

Keywords

actuators; design engineering; machine components; machining; mechanical contact; optimisation; response surface methodology; 4-axis machining; approximation method; contactless actuation; device components; device optimization; evolution strategy; machine design; moving part; multipole method; numerical simulations; response surface methodology; volume integral equation; z-rotation; Coils; Contacts; Design optimization; Integral equations; Iron; Machining; Magnetic levitation; Magnetostatics; Numerical simulation; Process design;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC), 2010 14th Biennial IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7059-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEFC.2010.5481324

Filename

5481324