Third-order point contact approach for five-axis sculptured surface machining using non-ball-end tools (II): Tool positioning strategy

Science China Technological Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2190-2197

  Zhu, Limin ^a   Ding, Han ^b   Xiong, Youlun ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

cutter envelope surface; cutter positioning; non ball end cutter; third order point contact

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING;

BALL-END CUTTER; CUTTER POSITIONING; ENVELOPE SURFACE; FREE-FORM SURFACE; SCULPTURED SURFACE MACHINING; THIRD ORDER; THIRD ORDER APPROXIMATIONS; TOOL-PATH SMOOTHNESS;

POINT CONTACTS;

EID: 77955443856     PISSN: 16747321     EISSN: 18691900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-010-3184-4     Document Type: Article

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