Automated slicing for a multiaxis metal deposition system

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 303-310

  Ruan, Jianzhong ^a   Sparks, Todd E ^a   Panackal, Ajay ^a   Liou, F W ^a   Eiamsa Ard, Kunnayut ^b   Slattery, Kevin ^c   Chou, Hsin Nan ^c   Kinsella, Mary ^d  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CAD CAM; Geometry reasoning; Layered manufacturing; Multiaxis slicing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; DEPOSITION; GEOMETRY; LAYERED MANUFACTURING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

AUTOMATED SLICING; GEOMETRY REASONING; METAL DEPOSITION SYSTEMS; MULTIAXIS SLICING PROCEDURES;

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS;

EID: 34249875185     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2673492     Document Type: Article

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