Study on slip displacement and stick-slip characteristics in reciprocating friction drive system

The effects of follower mass, time ratio, driver speed, and normal load on the slip displacement and stick-slip characteristics are experimentally and theoretically investigated in the reciprocating friction drive system under dry contact using a 0.45% carbon steel pair. Results show that the accumulative slip displacement is linearly proportional to the rotating cycle under various operating conditions. The slope for this linear relationship is defined as the slip rate. The slip rate increases with increasing driver speed, the mass of the follower, and |δ−1|, but decreasing normal load. There are three modes of relative motion between the driver ring and the follower in the present study, namely, unstable stick-slip (USS), stable stick-slip (SSS), and sticking (ST) regimes. They are significantly influenced by the driver speed, normal load, time ratio and mass of the follower. The critical operating conditions among unstable stick-slip, stable stick-slip, and sticking regimes were also established. The critical frequency can be theoretically calculated and agrees well with experimental results.