Calculation of tool paths for a torus mill on free-form surfaces on five-axis machines with detection and elimination of interference

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-20

  Rubio, Walter ^a   Lagarrigue, Pierre ^a   Dessein, Gilles ^a   Pastor, François ^b  

^a University of Toulouse Clement Ader Institute   (France)

^b Sapex   (France)

Author keywords

CAM; Five axis; NURBS; Ruled surface; Torus mill

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; MACHINE TOOLS; NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; POSITION CONTROL; SURFACES;

FIVE AXIS MACHINE TOOLS; FREE FORM SURFACES; NON UNIFORM RATIONAL B SPLINES (NURBS); TORUS MILL;

MILLING (MACHINING);

EID: 0031655319     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01179412     Document Type: Article

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