Free-form thick layer object manufacturing technology for large-sized physical models

Automation in Construction

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 335-347

  Broek, Johan J ^a   Horváth, Imre ^a   De Smit, Bram ^a   Lennings, Alex F ^a   Rusák, Zoltán ^a   Vergeest, Joris S M ^a  

^a FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conceptual design; Flexibly curved cutting tool; Free form thick layered object manufacturing (FF TLOM); Geometric decomposition; Higher order approximation; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

LARGE-SIZED PHYSICAL MODELS;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0036182834     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-5805(00)00108-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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