48353 20250912141054.0 doi 10.1177/1687814016630518 sideral 94016 ART-2016-94016 eng Dieste, J.A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-7178-4285 Conformal polishing approach: Tool footprint analysis 2016 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Polishing process is one of the most critical manufacturing processes during a metal part production because it determines the final quality of the product. Free-form surface polishing is a handmade process with lots of rejected parts, scrap generation and time and energy consumption. Two different research lines are being developed: prediction models of the final surface quality parameters and an analysis of the amount of material removed depending on the polishing parameters to predict the tool footprint during the polishing task. This research lays the foundations for a future automatic conformal polishing system. It is based on rotational and translational tool with dry abrasive in the front mounted at the end of a robot. A tool to part concept is used, useful for large or heavy workpieces. Results are applied on different curved parts typically used in tooling industry, aeronautics or automotive. A mathematical model has been developed to predict the amount of material removed in function of polishing parameters. Model has been fitted for different abrasives and raw materials. Results have shown deviations under 20% that implies a reliable and controllable process. Smaller amount of material can be removed in controlled areas of a three-dimensional workpiece. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 0.827 2016 THERMODYNAMICS 49 / 58 = 0.845 2016 Q4 T3 ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL 103 / 130 = 0.792 2016 Q4 T3 0.281 2016 Mechanical Engineering 2016 Q3 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Fernández-Cuello, A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-0544-0182 Javierre, C. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-8008-4819 Santolaria, J. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-7316-0003 5004 545 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ingeniería Mecánica Área Ingeniería Mecánica 5002 515 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ingeniería Diseño Fabri. Área Ing. Procesos Fabricación 8, 2 (2016), 1-14 Adv. Mech. Eng. Advances in Mechanical Engineering 1687-8132 2477924 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/48353/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 100515 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/48353/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:48353 articulos driver 2025-09-12-14:09:33 ARTICLE