In this paper, the influence of friction on static, dynamic characteristics, the strength and lifetime of a 3-axes flexible CNC machine tool are taken into account. The machine tool is first modelled by using finite element method (FEM) to perform static structural analysis. After that, the dynamic effects caused by the inertia forces and the displacement of moving part of the machine on contact stress are considered in this study. Then, the stress and contact force distributions on solid-flexible contact are also obtained. Finally, the influence of dynamic structure, cutting conditions and material properties on strength and life time of CNC machine tool are discussed by using fatigue analysis. Consequently, the proposed method can be used for efficient simulation of structural dynamics, lifetime assessment as well as interactions of the real CNC machine with the machine tool structure in a virtual environment.
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