Machining of NURBS Surfaces Using Three-Axis NC Milling Machine

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Three-axis NC milling machines must carefully consider the surface interpolation algorithm and the cutting tool compensation method to achieve precise NURBS surface machining results. This study thus analyzed NURBS surface functions and developed a tool compensation method to efficiently compensate for the radius and length offsets of the cutting tool used for NURBS surface machining. A NURBS surface machining test performed on a vertical machining center further validates the proposed approaches.

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