Simulation of a ceramic ball lapping process under dual rotating plates lapping mode

摘要

To study the lapping process and sphere-shaping mechanism of ceramic ball under Dual Rotating Plates (DRP) lapping mode and reduce the experiment trails, a simulation method utilising the section-dividing conception that special surface is divided into zones by latitude circles and longitude circles with certain step lengths and the lapping process is simulated in MATLAB with the calculated of lapping trace and given material removal rate. The effects of velocity parameters and material removal rate on the sphericity after lappng is analysed.