Graphics-assisted Rolling Ball Method for 5-axis surface machining

CAD Computer Aided Design

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 653-663

  Gray, Paul J ^a   Ismail, Fathy ^a   Bedi, Sanjeev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 Axis machining; Computer graphics; Depth buffer; Triangulated surfaces

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; MACHINING;

5-AXIS MACHINING; DEPTH BUFFER; TRIANGULATED SURFACES;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 1842832049     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4485(03)00141-6     Document Type: Article

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