Modeling and simulation method of precision grinding processes

Grinding is very complex process depending on large number of correlated factors. In precise grinding it is very important to select optimal conditions and to preserve stable conditions during the process. The model of grinding process comprise usually a few elementary models: model of a grain, model of a grinding wheel topography, model of surface roughness, model of the process kinematics, model of a chip formation, forces and energy, thermal and vibration. The author of this paper undertook a study on developing algorithms and programs for complex simulation of grinding process. This paper presents assumptions, schemes, examples of models, and results of the advanced kinematic-geometrical model of grinding processes.