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PARALLEL MACHINE TOOL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-05-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
- Automatic Control (Machine Tools)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hexapod
1, record 1, English, hexapod
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- parallel machine tool 2, record 1, English, parallel%20machine%20tool
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A machine tool with a variable triangulated frame that controls the position of the cutting tool with six degrees of freedom. 3, record 1, English, - hexapod
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Geodetic Technology trademarked "hexapod" for a Stewart platform in a machine tool context. However, apparently this has not stopped other machine tool manufacturers from using the term. A Free CNC software package, the Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) [1] is capable of driving a stewart platform using standard G-codes such as used for milling machines, etc. 4, record 1, English, - hexapod
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Octahedral hexapod. 5, record 1, English, - hexapod
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Mill hexapod. 5, record 1, English, - hexapod
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Usinage (Métallurgie)
- Commandes automatiques (Machines-outils)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hexapode
1, record 1, French, hexapode
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'hexapode est un système à mécanique parallèle permettant la mise en position et le mouvement d'objets dans l'espace suivant les six degrés de liberté. 2, record 1, French, - hexapode
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par son architecture originale, ce système est utilisé pour le positionnement de haute précision, la mesure de position ainsi que la génération de mouvements dans le cadre de tests dynamiques. Les hexapodes trouvent leurs applications dans les industries navale, spatiale, aéronautique, automobile, optique, médicale, nucléaire ou électronique. Ces systèmes sont également utilisés par les laboratoires de recherches. 2, record 1, French, - hexapode
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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