Problems in Derivation of Abrasive Tools Cutting Properties with Use of Computer Vision.

Nowadays, fully automated and flexible systems are more and more frequently used in grinding of advanced materials, such as for example ceramics. However, mainly due to elements dimensions, and moreover, due to their extremely high brittleness and hardness (as for instance ground and finally lapped tiny ceramic gaskets, used in high-pressured hydraulic circuits), the influence of unknown input elements must be minimized. Among these factors are those, which are closely correlated to cutting properties of grinding wheel (GW) active surface, used in the machining. Therefore, there is substantial need for such methods of estimation of cutting properties of GW, and for monitoring of tool wearing, as to enable to introduce necessary adjustment of the machining process parameters, simultaneously without altering of the initial geometry of the elements in the whole machining system. In this paper some innovative method for in-situ data colleting and processing has been proposed, based on computer vision techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]