Using CAD geometric variation approach machining complex workpiece by a 3-SPR parallel machine tool

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-136

  Lu, Yi ^a   Xu, Jiayin ^a   Yu, Jianping ^a  

^a YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3 SPR parallel machine tool; Computer simulation; Letter carving

Indexed keywords

3-SPR PARALLEL MACHINE TOOL; FREE-FORM SURFACE; GEOMETRIC VARIATIONS; MACHINING COMPLEX; MOVING PLATFORM; PARALLEL MACHINE TOOL; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; SIMULATION MECHANISMS; TOOLPATHS; WORK PIECES;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; KINEMATICS; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINING; MANIPULATORS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 71849110839     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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