| Article ID: | iaor1988233 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 20 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 325 |
| End Page Number: | 332 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1988 |
| Journal: | IIE Transactions |
| Authors: | Wang Hsu-Pin, Chang Heng, Wysk Richard A. |
| Keywords: | manufacturing industries |
CAD/CAM systems currently generate the tool cutter path for many NC operations. However no mathematical model is available for computing an optimal tool cutter path for face milling. By utilizing such a model, the minimum length of cut can be identified for face milling flat surfaces. In this paper, the authors present an analytical procedure from which the optimal cutting path may be derived.