Automated microplanning for 2.5-D pocket machining

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 288-296

  D'Souza, Roshan ^a   Wright, Paul ^a   Sequin, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Feature decomposition; Optimal tool sequence selection; Pocket machining; Process planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012993683     PISSN: 02786125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6125(01)80048-0     Document Type: Article

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