Measurements of Tool Wear Parameters Using Machine Vision System

Table 3

Comparison between the average wear width measured by the vision system and the digital microscope.

Insert number	Wear zone image	Wear zone captured by vision system	Average wear width of inserts (mm)		Error (%)
			Machine vision system	Digital microscope
1		Negligible tool wear	—	—
2			0.108	0.103	4.6
3			0.155	0.149	3.9
4			0.169	0.162	4.1
5			0.183	0.178	2.7
6			0.206	0.199	3.4
7			0.208	0.201	3.4
8			0.278	0.274	1.4
9			0.286	0.273	4.5
10			0.35	0.339	3.1
11			0.46	0.438	4.8
12			0.521	0.515	1.2