A classified bibliography of literature on NC milling path generation

Recently, a large amount of new research related to numerical control (NC) tool path generation has appeared in the literature. Unfortunately, finding information on a particular topic can be difficult. Not only does path generation span several disciplines, but the material tends to vary both in content and focus. In this paper, the literature is partitioned into categories and papers related to path generation classified according to the topics they cover. This should be useful to those looking for references on specific topics as well as those seeking an introduction to the literature as a whole. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.