Title
Machining economics with phase-type distributed tool lives and periodic maintenance control
Abstract
A Markov decision model is proposed to update dynamically the optimal cutting speed and tool replacement policy based on information gathered on-line about tool wear. The underlying tool wear process is modeled as a continuous Markov chain, while the mean time to malfunction is dependent on the cutting speed through the Taylor tool life equation. We show that under appropriate assumptions the generator matrix of the underlying Markov chain exhibits a separability property that greatly facilitates the solution procedure. The procedure is demonstrated through a numerical example. The proposed model can lead to substantial savings since the optimal machining parameters are computed based on actual tool wear information instead of empirically predetermined estimates for the tool life parameters.
Year
DOI
Venue
1996
10.1016/0305-0548(94)00092-M
Computers & OR
Keywords
DocType
Volume
periodic maintenance control,Machining economics,tool life
Journal
23
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
1
Computers and Operations Research
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.48
0
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Eleftherios Iakovou1769.68
Chi M. Ip2152.87
Christos Koulamas342746.71