Efficient geometric algorithms for workpiece orientation in 4- and 5-axis NC-machining

Prosenjit Gupta; Ravi Janardan; Jayanth Majhi; Tony Woo

doi:10.1007/3-540-60220-8_60

Efficient geometric algorithms for workpiece orientation in 4- and 5-axis NC-machining

Prosenjit Gupta, Ravi Janardan, Jayanth Majhi, Tony Woo

Computer Science and Engineering

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In 4- and 5-axis NC machines, the time to dismount, recalibrate, and remount the workpiece after each set of accessible faces has been machined can be considerable in comparison to the actual machining time. The problem of minimizing the number of setups is NP-hard. Efficient algorithms are given for a greedy heuristic which finds an orientation maximizing the number of faces that can be machined in a single setup. These results are based on geometric duality, topological sweep, interesting new properties concerning intersection and covering on the unit-sphere, and on techniques for efficiently constructing and searching an arrangement of polygons on the unit-sphere.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Algorithms and Data Structures - 4th International Workshop, WADS 1995, Proceedings
Editors	Selim G. Akl, Frank Dehne, Jörg-Rüdiger Sack, Nicola Santoro
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	171-182
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	3540602208, 9783540602200
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-60220-8_60
State	Published - Jan 1 1995
Event	4th Workshop on Algorithms and Data Structures, WADS 1995 - Kingston, Canada Duration: Aug 16 1995 → Aug 18 1995

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	955
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Other	4th Workshop on Algorithms and Data Structures, WADS 1995
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Kingston
Period	8/16/95 → 8/18/95

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Gupta, P., Janardan, R., Majhi, J., & Woo, T. (1995). Efficient geometric algorithms for workpiece orientation in 4- and 5-axis NC-machining. In S. G. Akl, F. Dehne, J.-R. Sack, & N. Santoro (Eds.), Algorithms and Data Structures - 4th International Workshop, WADS 1995, Proceedings (pp. 171-182). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 955). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-60220-8_60

Efficient geometric algorithms for workpiece orientation in 4- and 5-axis NC-machining. / Gupta, Prosenjit; Janardan, Ravi; Majhi, Jayanth et al.
Algorithms and Data Structures - 4th International Workshop, WADS 1995, Proceedings. ed. / Selim G. Akl; Frank Dehne; Jörg-Rüdiger Sack; Nicola Santoro. Springer Verlag, 1995. p. 171-182 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 955).

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Gupta, P, Janardan, R, Majhi, J & Woo, T 1995, Efficient geometric algorithms for workpiece orientation in 4- and 5-axis NC-machining. in SG Akl, F Dehne, J-R Sack & N Santoro (eds), Algorithms and Data Structures - 4th International Workshop, WADS 1995, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 955, Springer Verlag, pp. 171-182, 4th Workshop on Algorithms and Data Structures, WADS 1995, Kingston, Canada, 8/16/95. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-60220-8_60

Gupta P, Janardan R, Majhi J, Woo T. Efficient geometric algorithms for workpiece orientation in 4- and 5-axis NC-machining. In Akl SG, Dehne F, Sack JR, Santoro N, editors, Algorithms and Data Structures - 4th International Workshop, WADS 1995, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 1995. p. 171-182. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/3-540-60220-8_60

Gupta, Prosenjit ; Janardan, Ravi ; Majhi, Jayanth et al. / Efficient geometric algorithms for workpiece orientation in 4- and 5-axis NC-machining. Algorithms and Data Structures - 4th International Workshop, WADS 1995, Proceedings. editor / Selim G. Akl ; Frank Dehne ; Jörg-Rüdiger Sack ; Nicola Santoro. Springer Verlag, 1995. pp. 171-182 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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