New developments in the process control of the hybrid electro chemical discharge machining (ECDM) process

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 167, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 338-343

  Mediliyegedara, T K K R ^a   De Silva, A K M ^a   Harrison, D K ^a   McGeough, J A ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ECDM; Process control; Real time control

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; DISSOLUTION; DYNAMICS; ELECTROLYTES; PROCESS CONTROL; REMOVAL;

ECDM; MACHINING RATE; METAL REMOVAL; REAL TIME CONTROL;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING;

EID: 23844443881     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2005.05.043     Document Type: Article

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