Profile offsetting for feature extraction and feature tool mapping in sheet metal

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1593-1608

  Devarajan, M ^a   Kamran, M ^a   Nnaji, B O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FEATURE EXTRACTION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; METAL STAMPING; SHEET METAL;

AUTOMATIC PROCESS PLANNING; FEATURE TOOL MAPPING; MEDIAL AXIS TRANSFORMATION (MAT);

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0031161875     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075497195146     Document Type: Article

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