Integrating cross-sectional imaging based reverse engineering with rapid prototyping

Computers in Industry

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-140

  Liu, Zhenkai ^a   Wang, Lihui ^a,c,d,e   Lu, Bingheng ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c National Research Council of Canada ^*  (Canada)

^d ASME   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross sectional imaging; Rapid prototyping; Reverse engineering; STL file; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL IMAGING; DELAUNAY TRIANGULATION; STEREO LITHOGRAPHY (STL); STL FILE;

CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DATA REDUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LITHOGRAPHY; MILLING MACHINES; RAPID PROTOTYPING; TRIANGULATION;

REVERSE ENGINEERING;

EID: 30544440972     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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