Prediction model of rolling mill stiffness based on BP neural network
The rolling mill stiffness is an important parameter for the thickness and shape control of hot rolled strip.The change of the cross state of the roll system axis caused by the change of the gaps between the bearings of roll system and the rolling mill housing is the main factor causing the fluctuation of the rolling mill stiffness.Therefore,a finishing rolling mill was used to re-search the rolling mill stiffness prediction model.The FEA model of finishing rolling mill was built firstly,and the accuracy of the FEA model was verified by comparison with the design stiffness.Based on the FEA model,an orthogonal simulation test was implemented,the rolling mill stiffness values under different cross state of roll system axis were calculated by modifying the gaps between the rolling mill housing and the bearings of roll system,and the training dataset was constructed.Then the Back Propaga-tion Neural Network(BPNN)was applied to fit the nonlinear mapping relationship between the gap and rolling mill stiffness for the pre-diction of rolling mill stiffness.The reliability of prediction model was verified by stiffness test and the practice of stiffness adjusting.The prediction model provides a theoretical basis for the accurate prediction of rolling mill stiffness,the adjustment of the gap between the rolling mill housing and the bearings of roll system,and the intelligent adjustment of the rolling mill precision.
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