%0 Journal Article
%T EDM gap width controller based on the relative frequency of short circuits method
%A Mysiński, Wojciech
%A Kocjan, Sylwester
%J Czasopismo Techniczne
%V 2016
%R 10.4467/2353737XCT.16.249.6048
%N Elektrotechnika Zeszyt 2-E 2016
%P 81-93
%K electrical discharge machining process, gap width controller, fuzzy logic
%@ 0011-4561
%D 2016
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/czasopismo-techniczne/artykul/edm-gap-width-controller-based-on-the-relative-frequency-of-short-circuits-method
%X 
	Electrical discharge machining is a process of machining a work-piece to a desired shape by using the eroding effect of electric spark discharges. A gap width controller is one of the key components of each electrical discharge machine. It is gap width controllers that mainly determine the machining speed and accuracy. This article describes a gap width controller based on fuzzy logic. The control algorithm operates according to the number of short circuits, open circuits and normal pulses that occur within a control period. A specially developed PC application allows for accessing and modifying electrical discharge machining parameters.