Application of linear and nonlinear vibration absorbers in micro-milling process in order to suppress regenerative chatter

In this paper, linear and nonlinear vibration absorbers are designed to suppress regenerative chatter in micro-milling process. Suppressing regenerative chatter leads to improve surface finish. Micro-milling process is considered as a two degree of freedom system, and the run-out effects of cutting tool are also taken into account. Linear and nonlinear absorbers in two directions are composed of mass, spring and dashpot elements. The optimum values of the absorber parameters are determined by means of an optimization algorithm in order to minimize the cutting tool vibration. The effectiveness of different types of the absorbers in micro-milling process is illustrated. The optimum parameters for each type of absorbers are presented.