Abstract
It is necessary to control the residual stock amount for highly precise cylindrical grinding. Here, we introduce a technique for measuring the residual stock amount. In this new technique, it is necessary to measure the system and contact stiffness between the grinding wheel and a workpiece before grinding and the grinding force during the grinding cycle. The residual stock amount can be calculated by the system and contact stiffness and the grinding force. It originates in the system stiffness and the contact stiffness. We propose a new technique for measuring the system and contact stiffness. We verified the system and contact stiffness data determined using the new measuring technique in comparison with data obtained using the standard measurement technique. This new measurement technique can be executed in a short time automatically on a cylindrical grinding machine.
