Professor
NSERC –P&WC Industrial Research Chair Coordinator of Mechatronics Option at UBC
Fellow of ASME, CIRP, SME, AvH , CAE and P&WC.
ph: (604) 822-5622
fx: (604) 822-2403
email: altintas@mech.ubc.ca
lab website: Manufacturing Automation Laboratory
Research Interests
- Modeling and Analysis of Machining Processes
- Design and Computer Control of Machine Tool Spindle and Feed Drives
- Ultra-Precision Machining with Piezo Actuators
- Design of Virtual High Performance Machining Simulation System
- Smart Machining Systems
- Analytical and Experimental Modeling of the Mechanics and the Dynamics of Turning, Boring, Drilling and Milling Processes
- Development of Industrial Software Packages for Machine Tool and Cutting Process, Analysis, and Diagnostics
- Motion Control and Trajectory Generation for Machine Tools
- CNC System Design for Machine Tools
- Intelligent Machining Process Control, Hardware Monitoring, and Software Modules for CNC Machine Tools
- CAD/CAM System Development for High Speed Machining of Dies and Molds
Current Research Work
- Design of virtual high performance machining systems in CAD environment
- Dynamics of high-speed milling for aerospace and die/mold industry
- Design and analysis of high-speed spindle drives
- Trajectory generation for high-speed feed drives
- Tracking control of high-speed feed drives for minimum contouring errors
- Design of open architecture operating system environment for reconfigurable open CNC system design and implementation
- Development of adaptive control, tool condition monitoring, and chatter vibration detection/suppression modules for milling processes
- Development of spindle integrated force and displacement sensors
- Development of modular Piezo actuators for precision shaft turning
- Active control of chatter vibration in turning
- Analytical modelling and prediction of chatter vibrations in milling, boring, turning and drilling operations
Selected Publications
- Altintas, Y., “Manufacturing Automation: Metal Cutting Mechanics, Machine Tool Vibrations, and CNC Design”, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- Altintas, Y., Weck , M., 2004, ‘Chatter Stability in Metal Cutting and Ginding’, Annals of CIRP, Key Note Paper of STC-M, vol. 53/2,pp.619-642.
- Cao, Y.Z., Altintas, Y., 2004, “A Gerenal Method for the Modeling of Spindle-Bearing Systems”, Trans. ASME, J. Mechine Design, Vol. 126, pp.1089-1104 (16 pages).
- Yeung, C.H., Altintas, Y., Erkorkmaz, K., 2006, “Virtual CNC System-Part I: System Architecture”, Int. J. Machine Tool Manuf. Eng.. Vol 46/10 pp.1107-1123.
