Systems and Methods for Machining Materials
AssigneeFLIR Systems Trading Belgium BVBA
InventorsDavid Keller, Brett Brocato
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Abstract
Embodiments of systems, methods, and computer-readable media for machining materials are disclosed. For example, one embodiment of the present invention includes a method for machining a feature on a work piece along a curving tool path having the steps of controlling a relative translational movement between a tool table and the work piece along the curving tool path and controlling a corresponding angle of rotation of the tool table with respect to the work piece to maintain a substantially constant angle between the tool table and the corresponding relative translational movement between the tool table and the work piece along the curving tool path. In another embodiment, a computer-readable media includes code for a carrying out such a method.
Claims12
A work piece comprising:
- a feature scribed while varying an angle of rotation of a tool table with respect to the work piece to maintain a substantially constant angle between the tool table and a corresponding relative translational movement between the tool table and the work piece along a curving tool path.
A replication master for use in the production of an array of lenses comprising:
- a surface comprising a plurality of features thereon, wherein at least one of the plurality of features was scribed while varying an angle of rotation of a tool table with respect to the replication master to maintain a substantially constant angle between the tool table and a corresponding relative translational movement between the tool table and the replication master along a curving tool path.
A lens formed at least in part by application of a replication master comprising a feature for defining at least a portion of the optical element, wherein the feature was scribed while varying an angle of rotation of a tool table with respect to the replication master to maintain a substantially constant angle between the tool table and a corresponding relative translational movement between the tool table and the replication master along a curving tool path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.