Techniques for accelerating B-rep based parallel machining simulation

CAD Computer Aided Design

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1229-1240

  Fleisig, R V ^a   Spence, A D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

B rep; Computational geometry; Computer aided manufacturing; Machining simulation; Parallel processing; Solid modelling; Z buffer

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MACHINING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

B-REP; MACHINING SIMULATION; SOLID MODELING; Z-BUFFER;

PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

EID: 20444441183     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cad.2004.11.008     Document Type: Article

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