Accuracy improvement method for flank milling surface design

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 218-228

  Li, Chenggang ^a   Bedi, Sanjeev ^a   Mann, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Curved surface design; Flank milling; Surface error control; Surface numerical analysis

Indexed keywords

IMAGE CODING; LITHIUM; SPLINES; TECHNOLOGY;

ACCURACY IMPROVEMENT; CONTROL POINTS; CURVED SURFACE DESIGN; ENGINEERING PARTS; FLANK MILLING; INTERIOR CONTROL; NURBS SURFACES; POLYNOMIAL SURFACE; SURFACE DESIGNS; SURFACE ERROR CONTROL; SURFACE NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

MILLING (MACHINING);

EID: 49349084653     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-007-1092-y     Document Type: Article

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