Integrated accessibility analysis and measurement operations sequencing for CMMs

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-93

  Limaiem, Anis ^a,b   ElMaraghy, Hoda A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b ALTAIR ENGINEERING   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accessibility analysis; Coordinate measuring machines; Inspection planning; Resource allocation; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002280975     PISSN: 02786125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6125(00)80002-3     Document Type: Article

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