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US 4724524

VIBRATION-SENSING TOOL BREAK AND TOUCH DETECTOR OPTIMIZED FOR MACHINING CONDITIONS

Assignee

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY A NY CORP

Filed

Jun 12, 1985

Granted

Feb 9, 1988

Location

SCOTIA NY US

Abstract

A Machine Tool Monitor detects significant cutting tool breakage and the first contact of an advancing tool to a workpiece, and does this by monitoring vibration signals produced by the machining of parts and interpreting patterns in these signals. Information from the part program improves the performance of the detector and optimizes it for the cutting conditions called for by the machine tool control. The analog channel gain of the monitor is adjusted and parameters controlling the digital pattern recognition logic are selected using part program information on machining parameters. The tool touch or tool break detection mode is selected by the part program.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Nov 8, 1985

Rescinded

Apr 23, 1986

Duration

5 months

Inventor

  • 1CHARLES E. THOMAS

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