journal article·2025-12

Efficient numerical-control simulation for multi-axis machining based on three-level grids

Zheng-Wen Nie, Jia-Bin Cao, Yi-Yang Zhao, Lin Zhang, Xun Liu, Yan Xu, Yan-Zheng Zhao

Advances in Manufacturing· Volume 13· Issue 4
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