Unified rough cutting tool path generation for sculptured surface machining

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 2973-2989

  Tao, Shaobin ^a   Ting, Kwun Lon ^a  

^a TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CUTTING TOOLS; MACHINING; NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

MAIN CUTTING DIRECTION; SCULPTURED SURFACES; UNIFIED TOOL PATH GENERATION;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0035840756     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540110052553     Document Type: Article

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