Optimal CNC plunger selection and toolpoint generation for roughing sculptured surfaces cavity

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1025-1029

  El Midany, Tawfik T ^a   Elkeran, Ahmed ^a   Tawfik, Hamdy ^b  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Workers' University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Multiplungers ' selection; Ocfill; Ocfill grid; Plunge mill; Sculptured surfaces cavity; Toolpoint path

Indexed keywords

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); CUTTING; MILLING (MACHINING); OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VALUE ENGINEERING;

OCFILL; OCFILL GRID; PLUNGE MILL; SCULPTURED SURFACES CAVITY; TOOLPOINT PATH;

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 33751199125     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2280873     Document Type: Article

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