Extraction of compound volumetric features from a three-dimensional wire frame model

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 213, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 597-611

  Jain, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

CAPP; Feature extraction; Volumetric feature; Wire frame model

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544438677     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405991517056     Document Type: Article

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