A processing algorithm for freeform fabrication of heterogeneous structures

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 316-326

  Sun, Wei ^a   Fiang, Tao ^a   Lin, Feng ^b  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computer aided design; Modelling; Structures

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOOLEAN ALGEBRA; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; SET THEORY; TOPOLOGY;

BOOLEAN OPERATIONS; CAD MODELS; FREEFORM FABRICATION; STRUCTURAL MODELS;

LAYERED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 9444266409     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540410562359     Document Type: Article

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