Re: [ATM] Polishing / Figuring Simulator

["tony gondola" <acgna@comcast.net>]

Huh, now that's pretty interesting but the program link seems to be dead.

Tony

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Cibulski" <martin.cibulski@t-online.de>
To: <atm@atmlist.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 1:52 PM
Subject: [ATM] Polishing / Figuring Simulator


>I wrote a program to simulate the effects of figuring strokes
> on a mirror. The program and some ideas how to use such program
> for figuring can be found here:
> 
> http://www.martin-cibulski.de/atm/polishing_simulator/
> 
> The program simulates a polishing machine with a
> turntable and a tool on top doing linear strokes.
> 
> Parameters can be changed:
> - mirror and tool size
> - turntable speed and strokes per minute
> - stroke length and offsets in X and Y direction
> 
> The simulator calculates the amount of glass removed
> (only relative) for up to 100 circular zones of the mirror and plots
> the resulting surface profile.
> 
> Tool overhang cannot be simulated. Perhaps someone
> else has an idea to calculate the pressure distribution in this case.
> 
> Regards,
> Martin Cibulski
> 
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