Modeling surface roughness in the stone polishing process

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 45, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 365-372

  Xi, Fengfeng ^a   Zhou, David ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Modelling; Polishing; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; MACHINE TOOLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; ROBOTIC ARMS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

AUTOMATED POLISHING SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL POLISHING; NON-MECHANICAL POLISHING; STONE POLISHING PROCESSES;

POLISHING;

EID: 12444341941     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2004.09.016     Document Type: Article

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