%0 Thesis %A Prieto, Vianney Lara %D 2018 %T Smart structures: a study of an MR fluid-based machine element %U https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/thesis/Smart_structures_a_study_of_an_MR_fluid-based_machine_element/9541661 %2 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/ndownloader/files/17171726 %K untagged %K Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified %X With increasing market demands and new technology advances, manufacturing is aspiring to achieve automation with high productivity and improved precision and control. As a result, extensive research aiming to improve the performance of machining processes can be found. Undesired vibration within precision manufacturing processes is a major source of poor surface finish, increased tool wear, and poor dimensional accuracy. Chatter, i.e. self-excited vibration, is considered one of the critical sources of vibration that unfavourably affects the quality and productivity of high-speed manufacturing processes. This research investigates the controllability of the vibration characteristics of magnetorheological (MR) structures as a precursor to a future vibration control system. [Continues.] %I Loughborough University