Iso-phote based tool-path generation for machining free-form surfaces

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 656-664

  Han, Zhonglin ^a   Yang, Daniel C H ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

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EID: 0000959505     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2833094     Document Type: Article

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