Contribution to the analysis of grinder vibrations using condition monitoring procedures based on vibration measurements

Abstract

Abstract The article deals with the vibration of the workpiece on the grinder using a cBN grinding wheel. The workpieces were made of hardened steel with a hardness of 62 HRC and ceramics: Al2O3, SiC, Si3N4, and ZrO2/Y2O3. Grinding was performed at different infeed rates during 5 consecutive passes. Up and down grinding were also evaluated. Measured realizations of the acceleration of the workpiece during grinding were processed in the time and frequency domain and compared with each other. We consider acceleration patterns to be diagnostic signals that will help to understand the process of chip formation during grinding as well as the process of damaging parts made of the tested materials.