NC data generation for 4-axis machine tools equipped with rotary angle head attachments to produce variable pitch screws

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 341-353

  Lin, Psang Dain ^a   Lee, Ming Far ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CONTROLLABILITY; DESIGN; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; FUNCTIONS; MANUFACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SCREWS;

HOMOGENEOUS TRANSFORMATION MATRIX; KINEMATIC MODEL; NUMERICAL CONTROL DATA EQUATIONS; ROTARY ANGLE HEAD ATTACHMENT; VARIABLE PITCH SCREW;

MACHINE TOOLS;

EID: 0031104544     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0890-6955(95)00104-2     Document Type: Article

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