Investigation of Workpiece Positioning Methods for Machining Oil-Pocket on Hip-Implant Spherical Surface

Autor: Nugroho, Kartiko, Yahya, Azli, Safura Hashim, Nor Liyana, Daud, Md Razak, Haji Khamis, Nor Hisham, Khalil, Kamal, Rahim, Muhammad Arif Abdul, Baharom, Ameruddin
Zdroj: Key Engineering Materials; December 2013, Vol. 594 Issue: 1 p535-539, 5p
Abstrakt: Oil pocket has been reported that it may improve tribology characteristic and thus prolong the lifespan of the joint. In order to implement it on spherical surface, appropriate positioning system is required. This paper reports the investigation of three axes workpiece positioning system in order to machine oil pocket (micro-pits) on hip implant. A conventional linear x-y-z axes configuration (Cartesian coordinate) and two configuration of spherical coordinate (swing-swing and swing-rotate configuration) are applied in simulation. All machined workpiece are investigated in pits distribution, shape, and machined angle. The inspection concludes that spherical method with swing-rotate configuration is the most suitable method for machining oil pocket on spherical surface.
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