A Novel Method for Grinding Wheel Setting Based on Acoustic Emissions

Abstract:

Wheel setting is difficult in a grinding process and may directly apply a negative impact on grinding accuracy and efficiency. This study presents a novel method for grinding wheel setting based on acoustic emissions. The method experimentally detects the acoustic emission (AE) signals that come from the touch-down of the grinding wheel with the workpiece. The experimental results show that the measured AE signals monotonically increase with grinding depth and can be used for detection of wheel setting in a grinding process with a detection accuracy better than 0.5μm.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 874)
• Pages: 79-84
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.874.79
• Online since: October 2016
• Authors: Xiang Long Zhu, Zhen Hua Jiao, Ren Ke Kang*, Zi Guang Wang, Hui Xu
• Keywords: Acoustic Emission, AE Signal, Grinding, Wheel Setting

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