Multi-point tool positioning strategy for 5-axis machining of sculptured surfaces

Computer Aided Geometric Design

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-100

  Warkentin, Andrew ^a   Ismail, Fathy ^b   Bedi, Sanjeev ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; OPTIMIZATION;

MULTIPOINT MACHINING (MPM);

MACHINING;

EID: 0033883181     PISSN: 01678396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8396(99)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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