Applications of adaptive control in machine tool process control

ABSTRACT: This paper describes recent re-search in the area of machine tool process control where adaptive control theory has been applied. First, the process control prob-lem in metal-cutting operations is described, and the important research problems of on-line tool wear estimation and adaptive pro-cess control are introduced. The research in these areas is then summarized, and some results are presented from the research work of the authors, including results from recent laboratory experiments