Machining Impossible Shapes

1. Industrial Users Perspectives.- Cutting Molds/Dies from Scan data.- Experiences from a Quantum Leap Improvement in Turbine Manufacturing.- A Generative Approach for Die Pattern Machining.- 2. Computational Geometry for SSM.- Geometric Contribution to 3-axis Milling of Sculptured Surfaces.- Efficiency of Multi-Axis NC Machining of Sculptured Part Surfaces.- Best-fit of Sculptured Surfaces.- Point-based Geometric Modelling.- 3. Geometric Simulation and NC Verification.- Virtual Machining and the Manufacturing Model.- Virtual CNC with Performance Error Modeling.- Fast Simulation of Sculptured Surface Milling with 3-axis NC Machine.- Simulation of Ball-nose End Milling Operations — Selection of Geometric Resolution Parameters.- 4. Cutting Force Modeling for SSM.- Machining Process Modeling for Intelligent Rough Machining of Sculptured Parts.- Bridging the Gap between Tool Path generation for SSM and Computer Aided Process Modelling Techniques.- Automatic Five-Axis CNC Feedrate Selection via Discrete Mechanistic, Geometric, and Machine Model Integration.- Milling Simulation with an Adaptive Strategy.- Deformed Swept Volume Analysis to NC Machining Simulation with Cutter Deflection.- 5. Shape Reverse Engineering.- Segmentation and Surface Fitting in Reverse Engineering [Keynote paper].- Surface Reconstruction from Point Clouds.- Reverse Engineering Employing a Wrap-Around SurfaceTriangle Set.- Manufacturability of Reverse Engineered CAD-models: a case study.- Measurement Uncertainty due to Work-piece Error Interaction with Sampling Period.- 6. Virtual and Rapid Prototyping.- Design Evaluation of Virtual Clay Models using Selective Laser Sintering.- Finding Near-Optimal Build Orientations for Shape Deposition Manufacturing.- A Layered 5-axis Machining Method.- BuildingVery Large Complex Shapes using a Flexible Blade Cutter.- Machining Large Complex Shapes using a 7 DoF Device.- 7. Three Axis Tool Path Generation Methods.- Optimal Tool Selection for Interference-free Sculptured Surface Machining.- Exact Polyhedral Machining.- Optimal Tool Path Generation for 2 ½ D Milling of Dies and Molds.- Pencil Curve Tracing via Virtual Digitizing.- 8. High Speed Machining.- High Performance Machining for Die/Mold Manufacturing — R&D in Progress, [Keynote paper].- 5-axis High Speed NURBS-machining on a New Parallel Kinematic-machine.- HSC-Appropriate NC Programming in Die and Mould Manufacturing.- High Speed Machining (HSC) of Sculptured Surfaces in Die and Mold Manufacturing.- 9. Five Axis Tool Path Generation Methods.- Optimized NC-toolpath Generation for 5-axis Machining of Complex Surfaces.- Adaptive Tool Path Planning for 5-Axis Sculptured Surface Machining by Machining Strip Evaluation.- Curvature Matched Machining Methods Versus Commercial CAD Methods.- Five —Axis Control Sculptured Surface Machining Using Conicoid End Mill.- A Unified Approach to Accessibility in 5-axis Freeform Milling Environments.