• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1992.04a
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• pp.216-222
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• 1992

현재의 가공 시스템에 있어서 가공 작업자체는 NC 공작기계, 머시닝 센터등에의해 자동적으로이루어 지고있으나, 작업 상태에 대한 감시 및 공구교환 시기의 결정은 주로 숙련된 작업자에 의해이루어 지고 있으므로완전 자동화, 무 인화에 큰장애가 되고 있다. 특히 공구 파손 및 공구 마멸에 대한 감시는 공구 교환 시점의 자동결정 뿐 아니라 가공 시스템의 무인 운전을 위해서 필수적인 것으로, 기계 정지 시간(down time)을 줄일 수 있고, 제품의 정밀도를 높일 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 이를 위한 기초 연구로, 가공상태를 나타내는 감시신호로 AC 주축 모터 전류와 주축대진동 신호 를 선정하여 엔드밀 공구와 드릴 공구를 이용한 작업에서의 공구 상태변화에 따른 감시신호의 성능을 조사하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.710-715
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• 2010

This study developed an automatic tool change system of the SMA-based tool clamping device for applications of micro-machine tools. This paper first describes clamping and unclamping procedures of the automatic tool change system and its basic configuration. Second, it presents fabrication techniques of components, such as a heating/cooling system and a tool loader. Finally, it describes automatic tool change test conducted with a prototype in which the fabrication techniques of components were employed. As the results of the test, times needed for clamping and unclamping operations were estimated to 18(s) and 8(s) respectively. The experimental results confirm that the proposed automatic tool change system can be sucessfully applied to micro-machine tools.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.16 no.5 s.98
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• pp.66-73
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• 1999

To enhance machining efficiency, tool exchange time have to be reduced. Most automatic tool changer is made up of compound cam and motor. it is not easy to design and manufacture compound cam, and it has no flexibility. But if servo motor is used, it is easy to changer is developed with servo motor, clutch, ball-screw and spline nut. Experimental results show that automatic tool changer designed with servo motor have good faculties.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.341-342
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• 2006

This study is concerned about the development of tower type automatic tool changer. The tower type automatic tool changer is developed to reduce stand-by time by shortening tool change time. The developed system can store more number of tools in small space. A structural analysis for the machine is carried out to check the machine design using commercial software, CATIA V5. In the result of structural analysis, the safety of the developed system is confirmed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.3-8
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• 2002

An intelligent polishing robot automation system is developed. Automatic Tool Change System(A.T.C.), Tool Posture Angle Control, and Robot Program for Polishing Application are developed and integrated into a robotic system that consists of a robot, pneumatic finding tool, and finding abrasives (papers and special films). A.T.C. is specifically designed to exchange whole grinding tool set for complete unmanned operation. Tool Posture Angle Control is developed to give a certain skew angle rather than right angle to tools on the surface for best finishing results. A.T.C. and Tool Posture Angle Control is controlled by a PC and the robot controller. Also, there have been some considerations on enhancing the performance of the system. Some elastic material is inserted between the grinding pad and the holder for better grinding contact. The robot path data is generated automatically from the NC data of previous machining process.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.1150-1153
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• 2003

Recently, Many studies have been undergoing to reduce a working time in a field of machine tool. There are two ways of reducing working time; to reduce actual working time by heighten spindle speed and to reduce stand-by time by shortening tool exchange time. Automatic tool change system belongs to the latter case. Fixed address type automatic tool change system that is being developed in this study can store more number of tool in small space than magazine transfer type automatic tool changer as well as shorten tool exchange time. In this paper, a simplified equivalent model of finite element method in order to analyze frame structure of fixed address type automatic tool change system is presented.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.266-270
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• 2013

Automatic tool changer(ATC) is typically provided to a machine tool to improve the efficiency of the machine tool significantly by saving time in moving, switching, installing and storing tools as well as adjusting a calibrating the machine tool. In this study, technical trend of machine tools automatic tool changer are analyzed by patent mapping. And future development direction of automatic tool changer has suggested. The analysis is carried out by using problem solution map for the applied patent during 2000 and 2010 in USA, Japan, Europe and Korea.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.813-817
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• 2000

Cam mechanism is one of the common devices used in many automatic machinery. Specially cylindrical cam generates three dimensional motions. Thus, the shape design procedure must have high accuracy. This paper proposes the shape design procedure for a cylindrical cam and follower mechanism using a relative velocity method. The relative velocity method and coordinate transformation are used to find a contact point between cam and follower. Also, the full shape of the cylindrical cam can be generated by using the geometric relationships and the contact constraints. As a result, this paper presents an example for the sape design of the cylindrical cam in order to prove the accuracy of the design procedures.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.174-181
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• 2004

Recently, many studies have been undergoing to reduce working time in field of machine tool. There are two ways of reducing working time to reduce actual working time by heighten spindle speed and to reduce stand-by time by shortening tool exchange time. Auto tool changer belongs to latter case. Fixed address type auto tool changer can store more number of tools in small space than magazine transfer Ope and can shorten tool exchange time. This study focuses on the topology optimization to reduce the weight of the fixed address type ATC. The optimization program using a real number coding genetic algorithm is developed and is applied to the 10-bar truss optimization problem to verify the developed program. And, it is shown that the developed program gives better results than other methods. Finally, The developed program applied to optimize the fixed address type ATC.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.133-134
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• 2013