A geometric algorithm for finding the largest milling cutter

Journal of Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-16

  Yao, Zhiyang ^a   Gupta, Satyandra K ^a   Nau, Dana S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer aided manufacturing; Cutter selection for milling; Process planning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER AIDED PROCESS PLANNING; GEOMETRY; MILLING (MACHINING); PROCESS PLANNING;

CUTTER SELECTION; GEOMETRIC ALGORITHM; MILLING OPERATION; TARGET REGIONS;

MILLING CUTTERS;

EID: 0003504308     PISSN: 15266125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1526-6125(01)70029-1     Document Type: Article

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