Monitoring and Control of Cutting Forces in Machining Processes: A Review

International Journal of Automation Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 445-456

  Matsubara, Atsushi ^a   Ibaraki, Soichi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cutting force; machining process control; machining process monitoring; milling

Indexed keywords

CUTTING; MACHINING CENTERS; PROCESS CONTROL;

CONTROL SCHEMES; CUTTING FORCES; CUTTING TORQUE; FORCE AND TORQUES; MACHINING PROCESS; MACHINING PROCESS CONTROL; MACHINING PROCESS MONITORING; MONITORING AND CONTROL; PROCESS MONITORING AND CONTROL;

PROCESS MONITORING;

EID: 85164841693     PISSN: 18817629     EISSN: 18838022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/ijat.2009.p0445     Document Type: Article

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