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Voronoi diagrams for closed shapes have many practical applications, ranging from numerical control machining to mesh generation. Curve offsetting based on Voronoi diagrams avoids the topological problems encountered in the traditional offsetting algorithms. In this paper, we propose a procedure using Voronoi diagram-based tool-path generation for machining pockets with free-form boundaries. A pocket can be bounded by 2D free-form curve elements that are differentiable twice. The procedure consists of three steps:
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Segmentation of a free-form pocket boundary.
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Construction of the Voronoi diagram for the pocket boundary.
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Generation of the tool path for machining the pocket using the Voronoi diagram.
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Jeong, J., Kim, K. Tool path generation for machining free-form pockets using Voronoi diagrams. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 14, 876–881 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01179076
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01179076