A manufacturing system for automated production of polystyrenemolds |
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| Authors: | Viswanathan A. Jouaneh M. Datseris P. Palm W. |
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| Affiliation: | Dept. of Mech. Eng., Rhode Island Univ., Kingston, RI; |
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| Abstract: | A compact automated system cuts complicated contours on prefabricated polystyrene blocks which are used as molds to cast Cerrobend, which is used as a shield in radiation therapy. The authors describe the development of the prototype, including details for machine configuration, motion planning and cutting experiments |
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