Toolpath Planning

Toolpath Planning is a computational process in digital and robotic fabrication that determines the precise trajectory and motion parameters of a machining tool or robotic end-effector to accurately transform digital design models into physical objects through material addition, subtraction, or forming.

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Citations

2.3K

Authors

652

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Publications per year

2017–2026

326

Parents

Digital FabricationRobotic Fabrication

Children

Adaptive ToolpathsCollision-free Toolpath PlanningConstraint-based Toolpath PlanningContinuous Toolpath PlanningEnergy-efficient Toolpath PlanningFeedrate OptimizationHybrid Manufacturing ToolpathsLayered Toolpath PlanningMachining Toolpath OptimizationMedial Axis Toolpaths

Publications

994

Present Situation and Future Trends in Modelling of Machining Operations Progress Report of the CIRP Working Group ‘Modelling of Machining Operations’

C.A. van Luttervelt, T.H.C. Childs, I.S. Jawahir et al. · CIRP Annals · 1998 · 371 citations

Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering +17

Geometric Modeling for Swept Volume of Moving Solids

W.p. Wang, K.K. Wang · IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications · 1986 · 338 citations

Architecture, Computer Engineering, Computer Science +12

A practical path planning methodology for wire and arc additive manufacturing of thin-walled structures

Donghong Ding, Zengxi Pan, Dominic Cuiuri et al. · Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing · 2015 · 324 citations

Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering +15

A tool-path generation strategy for wire and arc additive manufacturing

Donghong Ding, Zengxi Pan, Dominic Cuiuri et al. · The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology · 2014 · 308 citations · Full text

Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering +14

Constant Scallop-height Machining of Free-form Surfaces

K. Suresh, Daniel C. H. Yang · Journal of Engineering for Industry · 1994 · 278 citations

Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Processes +15

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Kai Tang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR China
20 publications · 863 citations
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Chih‐Hsing Chu
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
18 publications · 585 citations
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Yuwen Sun
Dalian University of Technology, China
17 publications · 642 citations
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Yingguang Li
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
13 publications · 353 citations
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Luís Norberto López de Lacalle
University of the Basque Country, Spain
11 publications · 446 citations
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Computer-Aided Design
91 publications · 6.5K citations
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The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
181 publications · 6.5K citations
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International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture
41 publications · 3.1K citations
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Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
34 publications · 1.7K citations
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International Journal of Production Research
48 publications · 1.5K citations
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