The Development of Expert System for Process Planning in Grinding with Grinding Center

Abstract

Kazunori Nagasaka, Yoshiaki KITAGUCHI, Atsushi MATSUBARA, Iwao YAMAJI, Yoshiaki KAKINO, Heisaburou NAKAGAWA and Yoshihiro KITA This paper treats the construction of expert system for process planning in grinding. The grinding wheels are standardized and the definition of shape elements is simplified. From the rules of tool selection and processing order for each reference surface, the computer program for determination of the order of grinding is executed. In the system, the initial data are input through the data base software on the market, and the solution of the grinding order of a given part is determined for various reference surfaces. The confirmation of the effectiveness of the system is shown by an example.