Cutter-path generation using multiple cutting-tool sizes for 2-1/2D pocket machining

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 661-675

  Veeramani, Dharmaraj ^a   Gau, Yuh Shying ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CUTTING TOOLS; MACHINING;

CUTTER-PATH GENERATION; VORONOI DIAGRAMS;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0033748656     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007615217634     Document Type: Article

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