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This paper presents a reverse engineering technique for modelling objects digitized by a cloud of three-dimensional (3-D) data points. A 3-D machine vision system, integrated with a computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tool, and the associated software for generating a surface-triangle set (STS) is described. Generation of the STS model is accomplished utilizing a data independent, angle-optimal triangulation of the cloud data. The STS model is capable of modelling the cloud data sets to within the tolerance determined by the digitization density. A technique for producing a CNC tool path from the STS model is also presented.
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Bradley, C., Chan, V. (1999). Reverse Engineering Employing a Wrap-Around SurfaceTriangle Set. In: Olling, G.J., Choi, B.K., Jerard, R.B. (eds) Machining Impossible Shapes. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 18. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35392-0_19
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