Tool interference detection and avoidance based on offset nets

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 717-722

  Seiler, A ^a   Balendran, V ^a   Sivayoganathan, K ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALCULATIONS; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); MACHINING; MOTION PLANNING; POSITION CONTROL; SURFACES;

FAST ALGORITHMS; INTERFERENCE DETECTION; SURFACE MACHINING;

CUTTING TOOLS;

EID: 0031146163     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6955(96)00005-3     Document Type: Article

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