Adaptive layer approximation of free-form models using marching point surface error calculation for rapid prototyping

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 270-280

  Koc, Bahattin ^a  

^a The State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Approximation theory; Error analysis; Rapid prototypes

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ERROR ANALYSIS; LAYERED MANUFACTURING; LITHOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAMPLING; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ADAPTIVE SLICING; MANUFACTURING PROCESSES; RAPID PROTOTYPES; SURFACE APPROXIMATION ERRORS;

RAPID PROTOTYPING;

EID: 9444228171     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540410562304     Document Type: Article

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