Simulation and Analysis of Electrical Discharge Machine Based on Virtual Prototype

In this study the working principle and characteristics of electrical discharge machining was introduced and in order to resolve the kinematic and dynamic research problems. The part simulation method was used by means of ADAMS based on the virtual prototype technique. The data has been changed by using Mechpro. The virtual prototype model was set up. The kinetic and dynamic simulation was conducted analytically and was verified by simulation in ADAMS. The analysis was done for different parts and as a result the velocity, acceleration, force and displacement of gantry and slide carriage were obtained. The results are according with the real conditions which means that the virtual prototype model is reasonable and the simulation is believable. Results achieved from aforementioned analysis can be used in finite element analysis, fatigue life calculation and optimization of these components.