A new approach of the cutting process dynamics

Résumé

It is already more and more accepted by the researchers working in the manufacturing area, that the cutting process dynamics is nonlinear and, more than that, there is proof to support this assessment, under certain conditions, of chaos. The paper presents the authors’ research, performed in order to reveal the potential chaotic character of the cutting process dynamics. A cutting process characteristic parameter – the cutting force - was measured and its variation was analyzed by using Chaos Theory specific tools. Experimental results and conclusions are also presented.