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Tool Path Generation for Arbitrary Pockets with Islands

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Avoiding gouge is crucial when converting cutter contact (CC) data into cutter location (CL) data for arbitrary pockets involving islands. This investigation presents a dynamic method for eliminating global gouges. Moreover, this study proposes using pair-wise bridges to merge pockets and islands. The proposed pair-wise bridge method leaves very small sized scallops. Additionally, an alternative Boolean method is designed to solve the problem of pocket containing numerous islands.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

    Bor-Tyng Sheen & Chun-Fong You

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Received: January 2005 / Accepted: September 2005

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Sheen, BT., You, CF. Tool Path Generation for Arbitrary Pockets with Islands. J Intell Manuf 17, 275–283 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10845-005-0006-9

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