The milling of airframe components with low rigidity: A general approach to avoid static and dynamic problems

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

Volumn 219, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 789-801

  Herranz, S ^a   Campa, F J ^b   De Lacalle, L N López ^b   Rivero, A ^a   Lamikiz, A ^b   Ukar, E ^a   Sanchez J A ^b   Bravo, U ^b  

^a TECNALIA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aeronautical components; Airframe; High speed milling; Machining; Monolithic parts

Indexed keywords

AIRFRAMES; BULKHEADS (RETAINING WALLS); GEOMETRY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RIGIDITY; RIVETING; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WELDING;

AERONAUTICAL COMPONENTS; HIGH-SPEED MILLING; MONOLITHIC PARTS;

COMMINUTION;

EID: 27744467486     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: 09544054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440505X32742     Document Type: Article

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