Optimal Cutter Selection and Machining Plane Determination for Process Planning and NC Machining of Complex Surfaces

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 371-388

  Chen, Yen Hung ^a,b   Lee, Yuan Shin ^a   Fang, Shu Cherng ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fruit of the Loom   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer Aided Manufacturing; Cutter Selection; Dynamic Programming; Integer Programming; NC Machining; Process Planning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; CUTTING EQUIPMENT; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; FACTORY AUTOMATION; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MACHINING PLANE DETERMINATION; OPTIMAL CUTTER SELECTION; PROCESS PLANNING;

MACHINING;

EID: 0032294482     PISSN: 02786125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6125(98)80004-6     Document Type: Article

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