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New innovative machine tool concepts like parallel kinematics require the development process to be continuously supported by simulation. Otherwise it will be impossible to exploit their full potential due to the complexity of the kinematic and dynamic behavior. Nevertheless, machine tool manufacturers often refrain from employing simulation tools because of the high effort and expenses expected for the introduction of this technology. It is against this backdrop that the paper presents a method to support the development process of parallel kinematic machine tools with a minimum of effort. An analysis of the development process identifies the machine characteristics that have to be determined for each stage. A simulation method is developed based on these results and on the requirements for a seamless integration of the simulation techniques into the different stages of the process. It is implemented and tested by the example of a parallel kinematic machine tool that has already been successfully introduced in industry.
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This paper is based on investigations about reduction of effort during the dynamic simulation of parallel kinematic machine tools which are kindly supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
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Munzinger, C., Krauße, M. & Kipfmüller, M. Simulation of parallel kinematic machine tools with minimal effort. Prod. Eng. Res. Devel. 4, 491–499 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-010-0259-9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-010-0259-9