Study of the effective cutter radius for end milling of free-form surfaces using a torus milling cutter

CAD Computer Aided Design

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 951-962

  Redonnet, Jean Max ^a   Djebali, Sonia ^a   Segonds, Stéphane ^a   Senatore, Johanna ^a   Rubio, Walter ^a  

^a University of Toulouse Clement Ader Institute   (France)

Author keywords

CNC machine tool; Effective tool radius; End mill; Free form surface; Swept curve; Toroidal cutter

Indexed keywords

CNC MACHINE-TOOL; EFFECTIVE TOOL; END-MILL; FREE-FORM SURFACE; SWEPT CURVE; TOROIDAL CUTTERS;

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; MACHINE TOOLS; MILLING (MACHINING); SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

MILLING CUTTERS;

EID: 84876218198     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cad.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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