Application of digital image processing in tool condition monitoring: A review

Tool condition monitoring is gaining a parallel development with the advancement of automatic manufacturing processes in the last thirty years due to the increasing need for improvement of product quality. The advances of digital image processing techniques used in tool condition monitoring are an important research interest due to the improvement of machine vision system, computing hardware and non-tactile application. In this paper, a review of development of digital image processing techniques in tool condition monitoring is discussed and finally a conclusion is drawn about required systematic research in this field. (C) 2013 CIRP.