Theoretical Tool Movement Required To Diamond Turn An Off-Axis Paraboloid On Axis

D. C. Thompson

doi:10.1117/12.955109

16 December 1976 Theoretical Tool Movement Required To Diamond Turn An Off-Axis Paraboloid On Axis

D. C. Thompson

Proceedings Volume 0093, Advances in Precision Machining of Optics; (1976) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955109
Event: 20th Annual Technical Symposium, 1976, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Current techniques for manufacturing off-axis paraboloids are both expensive and insufficiently accurate. An alternative method, turning the workpiece about its axis on a diamond-turning machine, is presented, and the equations describing the necessary tool movement are derived. A discussion of a particular case suggests that the proposed technique is feasible.

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D. C. Thompson "Theoretical Tool Movement Required To Diamond Turn An Off-Axis Paraboloid On Axis", Proc. SPIE 0093, Advances in Precision Machining of Optics, (16 December 1976); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955109

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