Comparison between multi-point and other 5-axis tool positioning strategies

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-208

  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

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CUTTING; GEOMETRY; MACHINE TOOLS;

BALL NOSE MACHINING; MULTIPOINT MACHINING; PRINCIPAL AXIS METHOD;

MACHINING;

EID: 0033897746     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6955(99)00058-9     Document Type: Article

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