Subcritical Hopf Bifurcation in the Delay Equation Model for Machine Tool Vibrations

We show the existence of a subcritical Hopf bifurcation in thedelay-differential equation model of the so-called regenerative machine toolvibration. The calculation is based on the reduction of the infinite-dimensional problem to a two-dimensional center manifold. Due to the specialalgebraic structure of the delayed terms in the nonlinear part of the equation,the computation results in simple analytical formulas. Numerical simulationsgave excellent agreement with the results.     

Regenerative Tool Chatter Near a Codimension 2 Hopf Point Using Multiple Scales

We study a well-known regenerative machine tool vibration model (a delay differential equation) near a codimension 2 Hopf bifurcation point. The method of multiple scales is used directly, bypassing a center manifold reduction. We use a nonstandard choice of expansion parameter that helps understand practically relevant aspects of the dynamics for not-too-small amplitudes. Analytical expressions are then obtained for the double Hopf points. Both sub- and supercritical bifurcations are predicted to occur near the reference point; and analytical conditions on the parameter variations for each type of bifurcation to occur are obtained as well. Analytical approximations are supported by numerics.