Real time monitoring and diagnosis system development in turning through measuring a roundness error based on three-point method

A real time monitoring and diagnosis system to measure spindle center displacement (roundness error) during turning operation is introduced in this paper. The system was developed based on the three-point method. The error generated during cutting process was monitored and diagnosed by using a system equipped with a designed DSP (Digital Signal Processor) board and FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) algorithm. The system could estimate cutting force and predict other cutting characteristics such as chattering and tool wear. Using the spindle center fluctuation, i.e. a roundness error movement from the center, the relationship between the cutting force and the roundness error could also be investigated. The roundness error that eliminated geometric shape error and eccentric error from the measured signals in the frequency domain proved to be a dominating factor in determining cutting characteristics.