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Wright, P., Dornfeld, D., Sundararajan, V., and Misra, D. (2004), "Tool Path Generation for Finish Machining of Freeform Surfaces in the Cybercut Process Planning Pipeline," Trans. NAMRC/SME, 32, pp. 159-166.

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ABSTRACT:
The research describes part of a "Pipeline of De-sign and Manufacturing Tools" for product de-signers who are driven by short delivery-times. The overall project has been called CyberCut be-cause the modules can interoperate in a distrib-uted, Internet-based environment. This particular paper focuses on tool path generation of sculp-tured surfaces using 3-axis CNC machines. Im-portance is given to generating cutter location points that will meet the tolerance requirement while maintaining a certain surface finish. Sec-tions of the paper describe: a) the offset-generation method, b) the tool path generation scheme and c) the tool holder collision detection algorithm. The algorithms that have been devel-oped are used to machine sample parts.

SUGGESTED CITATION:
Paul K. Wright, David Dornfeld, V. Sundararajan, and Debananda Misra, "Tool Path Planning Generation For Finish Machining of Freeform Surfaces in the Cybercut Process Planning Pipeline" (May 2, 2007). Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability. Consortium on Deburring and Edge Finishing. Paper wright_04_1.
http://repositories.cdlib.org/lma/codef/wright_04_1