An improved dynamics modeling during milling of the thin-walled parts based on magnetorheological damping fixture

Aerospace thin-walled parts vibrates during the process of milling due to their characteristics of low rigidity, which influences the machining quality of the workpiece. Based on the characteristics of magnetorheological fluid excitation solidification, a magnetorheological damping fixture is designed to semi-actively suppress the vibration generated during the machining process. This paper simplifies the multi-characteristic structure of aerospace thin-walled parts into rectangular thin plates. In accordance with Kirchhoff G.’s small deflection bending theory of elastic thin-plates and Daramberg’s principle, the differential equations for the transverse vibration of the thin-walled parts are established, which aims to obtain the natural frequency as well as vibration mode function of the thin-walled parts. In consideration of damping characteristics and the external dynamic milling force after the magnetorheological fluid excitation solidification, this paper uses the mode superposition method and an improved dynamic response mathematical model of the magnetorheological damping fixture thin-walled parts system of the linear multiple degrees of freedom, which has different volumes of magnetorheological fluids under forced vibration, was established. The maximum error between the predicted and measured values ​​of the fixture-workpiece system dynamic response of displacement and acceleration is 16.2% and 15.5%, respectively. Finally, this paper verifies the feasibility as well as the effectiveness of the model through dynamics experiment and milling machining experiment.