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Application of uniform cubic B-spline curves to machine-tool control

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The application of B-spline functions in the domain of machine-tool control can be efficient only if it is possible to simultaneously control the shape of a contour and the speed along this contour. The paper describes a method allowing us to control the speed of a tool moving along a contour defined by an uniform cubic B-spline. This method is based upon the discretization of the B-spline parameter with respect to both a given geometrical error at to the desired speed law.

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  1. Laboratoire d'Automatique de Besançon (URA CNRS 822, ENSMM), Institut de Productique, Impasse des Saint-Martin, 25000, Besançon, France

    P. Andre, M. C. Haddad & C. Morlec

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Andre, P., Haddad, M.C. & Morlec, C. Application of uniform cubic B-spline curves to machine-tool control. J Intell Robot Syst 4, 393–402 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00314942

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