Accessibility analysis in 5-axis machining of sculptured surfaces

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 3, Issue , 1998, Pages 2464-2469

  Vafaeesefa, Abbas ^a   Elmaraghy, Hoda A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fixtures; Gaussian processes; Interference; Los Angeles Council; Machining; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing systems; Milling; Shape; Systems engineering and theory

Indexed keywords

FIXTURES (TOOLING); MACHINING; MANUFACTURE; MILLING (MACHINING); ROBOTICS; WAVE INTERFERENCE; ALGORITHMS; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS; INSPECTION; MACHINE TOOLS; MANIPULATORS;

GAUSSIAN PROCESSES; LOS ANGELES; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; SHAPE; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND THEORIES;

ROBOT PROGRAMMING; MACHINING;

ACCESSIBILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031645816     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.1998.680711     Document Type: Conference Paper

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