This paper describes the principle, the design and the application of the newly developed device for measuring dynamic stiffness.
The device mainly consists of electro-dynamic shaker (7 kg-wt nominal force; 40 kg-wt bias force; 2mm stroke), point-contact driving head with two symmetrical piezo-electric pick-ups, fixtures, rigit table (500 mm×800mm size ; 350 kg weight) and electronic circuits.
The symmetrical pick-ups are capable of mesuring the force applied on a driving point of the object up to 1.0kc/s with sufficient accuracy (±4 %).
Simultaneous measurement of the acceleration of the driving head, which is approximately equal to that of the driving point, renders simple measurement of the dynamic stiffness.
However, if the dynamic stiffness of the object is above 10
11 CGS, the effect of contact stiffness cannot be neglected. In this case, the third pick-up (acceleration sensor) is needed for a corrected measurement of the contact point. The mass of the third pick-up can be compensated electrically.
Some example of the measurements of dynamic stiffness are shown in comparison with the theoretically estimated values.
The device is also applicable for measurements of frequency response of cutting tool dynamometers.
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