• Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.286-293
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• 2004

Recently, hot processing using the heat source like laser machining and RFS was developed and spreaded gradually. In order to generate tool-path for the proper hot tool, a new tool-path linking algorithm is needed because tool-path linking algorithm for machining can't be applied. In this paper, zigzag tool-path liking algorithm was proposed to generate tool-path automatically for RFS. The algorithm is composed of three steps: 1) Generating valid tool-path element, 2) Storing tool-path elements and creating sub-groups, 3) linking sub-groups. Using the proposed algorithm, CAD/CAM software for the tool-path generation of hot tool was developed. The proposed algorithm was applied and verified for Venus's face and die of cellular phone case.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2001.06c
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• pp.128-133
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• 2001

For the Z-level machining, a tool-path linking procedure is presented. The linking problem is approached from the technological requirements, such as considering the machining constraints among the tool-path-elements, minimizing the tool-path length and reflecting the oneway/zigzag linking option. To simplify the linking problem, we develop a data structure, called a TPE-net, providing information on the machining constraints among the tool-path-elements. By making use of the TPE-net, the tool-path linking problem becomes a touring problem so that every node has been traversed.