CAD/CAM of sculptured surfaces on multi-axis NC machine the DG/K-based approach /

• Main Author: Radzevich, S. P.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, c2008.
• Series: Synthesis lectures on engineering (Online) ; #8.
• Subjects: CAD/CAM systems.; Machining.; Surfaces (Technology)
• Online Access: Abstract with links to full text
• Item Description: Part of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.; Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on October 13, 2008).; Series from website.
• Physical Description: 1 electronic text (x, 113 p. : ill.) : digital file.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.; System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-112) and index.
• ISBN: 9781598297669 (electronic bk.); 9781598297652 (pbk.)
• ISSN: 1939-523X
• Access: Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers.

Many products are designed with aesthetic sculptured surfaces to enhance their appearance, an important factor in customer satisfaction, especially for automotive and consumer electronics products. In other cases, products have sculptured surfaces to meet functional requirements. Functional surfaces interact with the environment or with other surfaces. Because of this, functional surfaces can also be called dynamic surfaces. Functional surfaces do not possess the property to slide over itself, which causes significant complexity in machining of sculptured surfaces. The application of multiaxis numerically controlled (NC) machines is the only way for an efficient machining of sculptured surfaces. Reduction of machining time is a critical issue when machining sculptured surfaces on multiaxis NC machines. To reduce the machining cost of a sculptured surface, the machining time must be as short as possible.