Genetic Programming for Grinding Surface Roughness Modelling

Abstract:

Grinding process is commonly selected for finishing operation because grinding has high accuracy and surface finish with a relatively high material removal rate. One of the most common issues in grinding process planning is to determine grinding condition for required surface roughness. This paper presents a feasibility study on grinding surface roughness modelling using genetic programming (GP) method. It has successfully demonstrated that GP could provide reliable prediction and has advantages over other established methods in terms of dealing with missing data during modelling process.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 565)
• Pages: 183-189
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.565.183
• Online since: September 2012
• Authors: Xun Chen, Asma Alabed
• Keywords: Genetic Programming, Grinding, Modeling, Surface Roughness (SR)

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