Octree-based production of near net shape components

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 457-466

  Medellin H ^a,b   Corney, J R ^a   Davies, J B C ^a   Lim, T ^a   Ritchie, J M ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Facultad de Ingenieria   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Near net shape (NNS); NNS component; Octree assembly cell; Octree decomposition; Octree model; RPNNS system

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; INTEGRATED OPTICS; RAW MATERIALS; WELL STIMULATION;

(ALGORITHMIC) COMPLEXITY; 3-D MODELING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION.; FINISHING OPERATIONS; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURING IS; MATERIAL USAGE; MECHANICAL COMPONENTS; NEAR-NET SHAPES; NEAR-NET-SHAPE COMPONENTS; OCTREE ALGORITHMS; OCTREE REPRESENTATION; PRODUCTION TIME; PRODUCTION TOOLING; SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION; TREE TRAVERSAL; VARIABLE PRECISIONS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 46849085205     PISSN: 15455955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASE.2007.912059     Document Type: Article

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