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IJAT Vol.7 No.4 pp. 410-417
doi: 10.20965/ijat.2013.p0410
(2013)

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The Use of Machine Tool Internal Encoders as Sensors in a Process Monitoring System

Tomas Beno*, Jari Repo*, and Lars Pejryd**

*Department of Engineering Science, University West, Trollhättan 461 86, Sweden

**School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Örebro 701 82, Sweden

Received:
February 1, 2013
Accepted:
May 31, 2013
Published:
July 5, 2013
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Keywords:
milling, tool wear detection, encoder signals, monitoring system architecture
Abstract
Tool wear in machining changes the geometry of the cutting edges, which affects the direction and amplitudes of the cutting force components and the dynamics in the machining process. These changes in the forces and dynamics are picked up by the internal encoders and thus can be used for monitoring of changes in process conditions. This paper presents an approach for the monitoring of amulti-toothmilling process. The method is based on the direct measurement of the output from the position encoders available in the machine tool and the application of advanced signal analysis methods. The paper investigates repeatability of the developed method and discusses how to implement this in a process monitoring and control system. The results of this work show that various signal features which are correlated with tool wear can be extracted from the first few oscillating components, representing the low-frequency components, of the machine axes velocity signatures. The responses from the position encoders exhibit good repeatability, especially short term repeatability while the long-term repeatability is more unreliable.
Cite this article as:
T. Beno, J. Repo, and L. Pejryd, “The Use of Machine Tool Internal Encoders as Sensors in a Process Monitoring System,” Int. J. Automation Technol., Vol.7 No.4, pp. 410-417, 2013.
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