Fractal scanning path generation and control system for selective laser sintering (SLS)

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-300

  Yang, Jia ^a   Bin, H ^a   Zhang, X ^a   Liu, Z ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Arbitrary boundary; CNC system; Fractal scanning path; Selective laser sintering; Trimming

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; FRACTALS; LASER APPLICATIONS; NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING (SLS);

SINTERING;

EID: 0037292449     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6955(02)00212-2     Document Type: Article

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