Research Article

A Mandrel Feeding Strategy in Conical Ring Rolling Process

Table 2

The degrees of freedom of rolls.

  Translational degree of freedom   Rotational degree of freedom

Driven rollFFFFAF
MandrelAFFFUF
Fore guide rollAFAFUF
Back guide rollAFAFUF

Notes. F: fixing; A: amplitude; U: unconstraining.