Study on the simulation of grinding process (1st report) - simulation algorithm and its operation -

Outputs of grinding operations are usually estimated through experiences because of its difficulty to forecast the process. It is well known that the process is much affected by a lot of parameters of grinding condition, workpiece and wheel characteristics, including randomly distributed grains on wheel periphery. The present paper has tried to develop a reliable and practical simulation of the grinding process. Namely, the method is based on replacing an actual grinding process to a computer program as faithfully as possible, where working mode of effective grains, their cutting mechanism, effect of machine rigidity, etc. are taken into account.