
High Value Manufacturing – Bártolo et al. (Eds)
© 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00137-4
Automatic cutting edge detection for a cylindrical mill
G. Moroni & S. Petrò
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
ABSTRACT: Traditional tool measurement involves the 2D measurement of mainly tool height and diameter,
but to measure other tool characteristics, like tool angles, 3D scanning is required. This leads to the need of 3D
tool measuring systems and suitable tool measurement procedures. In particular measurement of tool angles is
based on the fitting of points sampled on face and flank of the tool ...