Machine tool - Adaptive Control

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Introduction
History
Machine-tool characteristics
Cutting tools
- Tool materials
  - Carbon steel
  - High-speed steel
  - Cast alloys
  - Cemented tungsten carbide
  - Oxides
  - Diamonds
- Cutting fluids
Basic machine tools
- Turning machines
- Shapers and planers
- Drilling machines
- Milling machines
- Grinding machines
- Power saws
- Presses
Modifications of basic machines
- Turret lathes
- Multiple-station machines
- Gang drills
- Production millers
Special-purpose machines
- Gear-cutting machines
- Broaching machines
- Lapping and honing machines
- Boring machines
Automatic control
- Tracer techniques
- Numerical control (NC)
Computer-aided machining
- Computer numerical control (CNC)
  - Adaptive control
  - Machining centres
  - Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM)
- Robots
- Flexible manufacturing system (FMS)
- Computer-integrated manufacturing
Nonconventional methods of machining
- Electrical methods of machining
  - Electron-beam machining (EBM)
  - Electrical-discharge machining (EDM)
  - Electrochemical machining (ECM)
  - Ion beam machining (IBM)
  - Laser machining (LM)
  - Plasma arc machining (PAM)
- Other methods of machining
  - Ultrasonic machining (USM)
  - Chemical machining (CHM)
  - Photochemical machining (PCM)
  - Water-jet machining

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Improvements in CNC machine tools depend on the refinement of adaptive control, which is the automatic monitoring and adjustment of machining conditions in response to variations in operation performance. With a manually controlled machine tool, the operator watches for changes in machining performance (caused, for example, by a dull tool or a harder workpiece) and makes the necessary mechanical adjustments. An essential element of NC and CNC machining, adaptive control is needed to protect the tool, the workpiece, and the machine from damage caused by malfunctions or by unexpected changes in machine behaviour. Adaptive control is also a significant factor ...(100 of 6816 words)

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