Grind-free tool path generation for five-axis surface machining

Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 337-350

  Pi, Jianxin ^a  

^a Varimetrix Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Five axis mills; Surface machining; Tool path generation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CUTTING TOOLS; FEATURE EXTRACTION; MACHINING; SURFACES;

CODE ROBLINE SYSTEM; FIVE AXIS MILLS; SURFACE MACHINING; TOOL PATH GENERATION;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0032180933     PISSN: 09515240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-5240(98)00033-0     Document Type: Article

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