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Modeling of blade sharpness and compression cut of biomaterials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 September 2009

Debao Zhou and
Gary McMurray
Debao Zhou*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN 55812, USA
Gary McMurray
Affiliation:
Food Processing Technology Division, ATAS Laboratory, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: dzhou@domn.edu
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To realize the automation of biomaterial cutting, the interaction between the blade and biomaterial deserves insight understanding. In this paper, a blade-compression cutting model is developed. The influences from the material properties, deformation, and blade properties on the cutting force are thoroughly explained. An approach to describe the sharpness of a blade is provided and its applicability is experimentally demonstrated. Based on the material property and knife sharpness property, the required force to realize compression cut can be predicted. This provides the reference force trajectory for the automation of biomaterial compression cutting.

Keywords

ModelingBladeCompression cutSharpness

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Robotica , Volume 28 , Special Issue 2: Surgical Robotics: System Development, Application Study and Performance Analysis , March 2010, pp. 311 - 319
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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