Graph-based analysis of metal cutting parameters

Abstract

In this work, the interdependencies of different metal cutting parameters are examined. In order to ensure competitiveness in the field of manufacturing, the quality, productivity and costs of the work must be in optimal balance. The parameters affecting the end result of a metal cutting process form a complex web of interdependencies. In this work, graph-based modularity analysis is applied in order to impose a structure on the network of parameters. This allows the identification of the parameters that are to be used in more thorough examination of the individual cases. Combined with an understanding of the graph topology such as parameterized relationships between different factors, this enables powerful heuristic tools such as expert systems to be created.