AN ADAPTIVE-CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE GRINDING PROCESS

A new adaptive-control system has been successful in the external, cyl indrical cross-grinding process in terms of raising the material remov al rate and improving the geometrical accuracy of slender shafts. In c omparison with the conventional method in the cross-grinding process, this method of adaptive-control grinding is superior in respect of the material removal rate and the roundness of the slender shafts. The pr eceding beneficial effects are independent of the grinding parameters chosen. It is practicable, therefore, for the adaptive control system to be applied in practical production.