Iso-planar piecewise linear NC tool path generation from discrete measured data points

CAD Computer Aided Design

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-64

  Feng, Hsi Yung ^a   Teng, Zhengji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ball end milling; Machining error; Scallop height; Surface machining; Tool path planning

Indexed keywords

BALL MILLING; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; DATA PROCESSING; ERROR ANALYSIS; MACHINING; REVERSE ENGINEERING;

BALL-END MILLING; MACHINING ERROR; SCALLOP HEIGHT; SURFACE MACHINING; TOOL PATH PLANNING;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 4544228891     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cad.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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