Adaptive setup planning of prismatic parts for machine tools with varying configurations

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 571-594

  Cai, Ningxu ^a   Wang, Lihui ^b   Feng, Hsi Yung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Machining features; Multi axis machine tools; Setup planning; Tool access direction; Tool orientation space

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; KINEMATICS; MACHINING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PLANNING;

KINEMATIC MODEL; SETUP PLANNING; TOOL ACCESS DIRECTIONS (TAD); TOOL ORIENTATION SPACES (TOS);

MACHINE TOOLS;

EID: 36249009507     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540600849125     Document Type: Article

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