Five-axis NC machining of sculptured surfaces

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-14

  Wang, Yu ^a,c   Tang, Xiaowei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b STScI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cusp height; Five axis machining; Tool axis orientation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; FITS AND TOLERANCES; MACHINING; PROCESS CONTROL; SURFACES;

FIVE-AXIS MACHINING; SCULPTURED SURFACES; TOOL AXIS ORIENTATION;

NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032715308     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001700050033     Document Type: Article

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