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A Low-Cost Hardware Interpolation System for DNC

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Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Machine Tool Design and Research Conference

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Abstract

The diagram in figure 1 shows a configuration for controlling a number of machine tools from an on-line computer. The operator panels (OPC1—OPC4) communicate with their own interpolation units (INTERPI —INTERP4) through the on-line computer.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    M. Simpson, D. French & W. Little

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK

    S. A. Tobias (Chance Professor and Head of Department) (Chance Professor and Head of Department)

  2. University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UK

    F. Koenigsberger (Professor of Machine Tool Engineering) (Professor of Machine Tool Engineering)

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Simpson, M., French, D., Little, W. (1973). A Low-Cost Hardware Interpolation System for DNC. In: Tobias, S.A., Koenigsberger, F. (eds) Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Machine Tool Design and Research Conference. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01857-4_21

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