Optimal part orientation in Rapid Manufacturing process for achieving geometric tolerances

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 214-222

  Paul, Ratnadeep ^a   Anand, Sam ^a  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cylindricity error; Feasibility range; Feasibility region; Optimal build orientation; Rapid Manufacturing (RM)

Indexed keywords

BUILD ORIENTATION; CYLINDRICITY ERROR; FEASIBILITY RANGE; FEASIBILITY REGION; RAPID MANUFACTURING;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FITS AND TOLERANCES; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; LAYERED MANUFACTURING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 80054715736     PISSN: 02786125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmsy.2011.07.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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