This project involved design and partial implementation of an active tool wear monitoring and prevention platform. In order to assess the sponsor companyÂ’s needs, a requirements analysis was performed. After researching and analyzing the current state of the art a program was written in C and C++ to actively monitor axial cutting forces and control spindle speed and feedrate of a CNC to maximize tool life through various control methods. In order to complete the system, a comprehensive, user-friendly GUI was created.

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Creator

• Gibbons, Brenden T
• Driscoll, Joseph Adam

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031312-163236

Advisor

• Rong, Yiming

Year

• 2012

Center

• Wuhan, China Project Center - MQP

Sponsor

• Huazhong Numerical Control Co, Ltd

Date created

• 2012-03-13

Location

• Wuhan

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Robotics Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright