Patent US 4,603,392

A method of and apparatus for controlling a grinding machine having a grinding wheel and a table for holding a workpiece to automatically perform desired operations in which data concerning the grinding characteristics of a plurality of grinding wheels and workpieces to be ground, as well as data concerning the operation to be performed, is inputted into a control unit containing a computer. The computer calculates the necessary information to perform the desired operation. The information is then converted into instructions for controlling the grinding machine to perform the desired operation.