Abstract
To improve grinding machine performance with on-machine monitoring of working surface condition of grinding wheel, we had built up the on-machine measurement system of working surface profile with a laser micrometer. In this paper, the new method that is possible to monitor the complex change of the working surface conditions is proposed. To confirm the validity of the method, it was applied to mild steel grinding. It is made clear that monitoring the working surface condition based on the peak distributions of the profile makes it possible to evaluate four types of condition : deposition type loading, welding type loading, dulling and shedding.
