A tool path generation strategy for three-axis ball-end milling of free-form surfaces

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 208, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 259-263

  Chen, Tao ^a   Shi, Zhiliang ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Gouging; NC machining; Tool path generation; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

BALL MILLING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MACHINING; OPTICAL SENSORS; SCANNING; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

BALL-END MILLING; CAD/CAM; COMPUTER IMPLEMENTATIONS; DATA EXCHANGE; FREE-FORM SURFACES; GOUGING; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; NC MACHINING; NC PROGRAMMING; POLYHEDRAL MODELING; SURFACE NORMALS; THREE-AXIS; TOOL PATH GENERATION; TOOL PATHS; TRIANGULAR MESHES; TRIANGULATION;

MESH GENERATION;

EID: 52949132173     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.12.142     Document Type: Article

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