On the existence of solutions in modular fixturing

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 646-656

  Zhuang, Yan ^a   Goldberg, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0001770001     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027836499601500608     Document Type: Article

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