Languages for Automatic Programming Tools.

Abstract : The report represents the final scientific report of the research work performed under the Air Force contract concerning languages for automatic programming tools. It contains a summary of the results attained in the area of the formal definition of machine tools and their languages including an analysis of motion commands in APT and contributions to the ISO standardization work. Furthermore it contains a description of the most recent results concerning the definition and usage of high level languages for surfaces clearing and the automatic determination of tool paths for threedimensional dies. (Author)