THE APPLICATION OF A POINT-TO-POINT NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE FOR CONTINUOUS CONTOUR CUTTING

Abstract

<p> This thesis is a feasibility study of the application of a point-to-point numerical control (N/C) machine for contour cutting work. It comprises three basic parts which are divided into ten chapters. </p> <p> The first part deals with the primary objectives of this project and the N/C machine's hardware and software descriptions. </p> <p> The second part introduces the utilization of computer-aided programming and presents an original translation program necessary for this particular work. </p> <p> The last part gives several examples and describes the outcomes of the study; and is concluded with some objective discussions. </p>