Run-time interpretation of STEP-NC: Implementation and performance

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 495-507

  Kramer, T R ^a   Proctor, F ^a   Xu, X ^b   Michaloski, J L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Functionality; Interpreter; Machining operations; STEP NC

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROL FACILITIES; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

FUNCTIONALITY; INTERPRETER; MACHINING OPERATIONS; MILLING OPERATIONS; STEP-NC;

MILLING (MACHINING);

EID: 33744957582     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09511920600622056     Document Type: Article

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