Effective determination of feed direction and tool orientation in five-axis flat-end milling

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Barakchi Fard, M Javad ^a   Feng, Hsi Yung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

CORRECT SOLUTION; FEED DIRECTION; FLAT END MILLING; FREE-FORM SURFACE; FREE-FORM SURFACE MACHINING; LOCAL SURFACES; TOOL ORIENTATION; TOROIDAL SURFACE;

MILLING (MACHINING);

EID: 78650772397     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002766     Document Type: Article

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