Process planning for multi-directional laser-based direct metal deposition

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 219, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 695-707

  Dwivedi, R ^a   Kovacevic, R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C contour; C space; Frenet frame; Interference geodesic level; Monotone chain; Morphological skeleton

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FUNCTIONS; INVERSE KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; POWDER METALS; SOLIDS; VECTORS;

FRENET FRAME; INTERFERENCE GEODESIC LEVEL; LASER BASED DIRECT METAL DEPOSITION; MONOTONE CHAIN; MORPHOLOGICAL SKELETON;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 24144461665     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440605X31535     Document Type: Article

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