Tool path generation and tolerance analysis for free-form surfaces

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 689-696

  Choi, Young Keun ^a   Banerjee, A ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

CAD CAM; NC machining; Point cloud method; Tool path generation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; LAYERED MANUFACTURING; MILLING (MACHINING);

MATHEMATICAL CURVES; NC MACHINING; POINT CLOUD METHOD; TOOL PATH GENERATION;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 33845454592     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2006.04.014     Document Type: Article

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