Freeform surfaces, also called sculptured surfaces, have been widely used in various
engineering applications. Freeform surfaces are primarily manufactured by CNC machining …

Manufacturing techniques applied to turbomachinery components represent a challenge in
the aeronautical sector. These components are commonly composed of high resistant super …

This paper presents a machining potential field (MPF) method to generate tool paths for
multi-axis sculptured surface machining. A machining potential field is constructed by …

This paper presents a new approach for the determination of efficient tool paths in the
machining of sculptured surfaces using 3-axis ball-end milling. The objective is to keep the …

Presented in this paper is a new approach to 5-axis NC tool path generation for sculptured
surface machining. Techniques of feasible machining strip evaluation are used for non …

This paper presents a method to improve the machining efficiency for 5-axis surface
machining with a flat-end cutter. In the proposed method, the cutter paths are scheduled so …

One powerful aspect of 3D printing is its ability to extend, repair, or more generally modify
everyday objects. However, nearly all existing work implicitly assumes that whole objects …

In earlier work, we introduced the concept of time-optimal toolpaths, modeled the behavior
and constraints of machining, and formulated the optimization problem mathematically. The …

By combining the concepts of fast/slow tool servo and fly cutting, a novel end-fly-cutting-
servo (EFCS) system with four-axis motions is proposed for deterministic generation of …

Traditional works in five-axis iso-planar tool path generation mainly aim at finding the best
direction of the parallel drive planes so that the total length of the tool path is minimized …