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Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering 58(2012)11, 673-682 Paper received: 2012-03-21, paper accepted: 2012-09-11 DOI:10.5545/sv-jme.2012.456 © 2012 Journal of Mechanical Engineering. All rights reserved. Modeling of the Influence of Cutting Parameters on the Surface Roughness, Tool Wear and Cutting Force in Face Milling in Off-Line Process Control Bajić, D, – Celent, L. – Jozić, S. Dražen Bajić* – Luka Celent – Sonja Jozić University of Split, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Croatia Off-line process control improves process efficiency. This paper examines the influence of three cutting parameters on surface roughness, tool wear and cutting force components in face milling as part of the off-line process control. The experiments were carried out in order to define a model for process planning. Cutting speed, feed per tooth and depth of cut were taken as influential factors. Two modeling methodologies, namely regression analysis and neural networks have been applied to experimentally determined data. Results obtained by the models have been compared. Both models have a relative prediction error below 10%. The research has shown that when the training dataset is small neural network modeling methodologies are comparable with regression analysis methodology and can even offer better results, in which case an average relative error of 3.35%. Advantages of off-line process control which utilizes process models by using these two modeling methodologies are explained in theory. Keywords: off-line process control, surface roughness, cutting force, tool wear, regression analysis, radial basis function neural netwo