Tool path generation for arbitrary pockets with islands

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-283

  Sheen, Bor Tyng ^a   You, Chun Fong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Islands; Pair wise bridge; Pocket; Self intersection; Tool path generation

Indexed keywords

BOOLEAN ALGEBRA; DATABASE SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ISLANDS; PAIR-WISE BRIDGE; POCKET; SELF-INTERSECTION; TOOL PATH GENERATION;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 33646433024     PISSN: 09565515     EISSN: 15728145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10845-005-0006-9     Document Type: Article

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