Automatic undercut feature recognition for side core design of injection molds

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 519-526

  Ye, X G ^a   Fuh, J Y H ^a   Lee, K S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOOLEAN ALGEBRA; FEATURE EXTRACTION; GRAPH THEORY; INJECTION MOLDING; OBJECT RECOGNITION; PLASTIC MOLDS;

FEATURE RECOGNITION; GRAPH BASED METHODS; SIDE CORE DESIGN; UNDERCUT FEATURES;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 4344592236     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1737379     Document Type: Article

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