A CNC cutting trajectory algorithm for profiled edge lamination tooling

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 290-299

  Im, Yong Tai ^a   Walczyk, Daniel F ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutting; Laminated structures; Rapid tooling; Waterjet

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE CUTTING; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER CONTROL; HEURISTIC METHODS; LAMINATES; MACHINING; NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

ABRASIVE WATER JET CUTTING; ADAPTIVELY VECTORED PROFILES PROJECTION; PROFILED EDGE LAMINATION; RAPID TOOLING;

RAPID PROTOTYPING;

EID: 0036451657     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540210451769     Document Type: Article

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