An identification method of the weak link of stiffness for cantilever beam structure

To find the weak link of the structural stiffness is important to improve machine tool stiffness. However, how to overcome the static deformation with difficulty acquisition is a difficult problem in machine tool structure. The article takes the cantilever beam structure as a numerical example, the weak link is modeled as EA reduction in stiffness. Thorough finite element simulations are performed to assess the robustness and limitations of the method in several scenarios with single and multiple weaknesses. The sensors are used to acquire the acceleration data, the structural modal parameters are obtained by the singular value decomposition technique, and the dynamic characteristics are systematically reconstructed by using the modal state-space method to obtain static stiffness. Then, an identification method proposed by measured data and reconstructed data to identify the weak link of stiffness of the cantilever structure. Furthermore, the comparison of numerical and experimental results validate the correctness and effectiveness of this method. The research has certain practical engineering value and provides an accurate guidance for the optimization of machine tool stiffness.