An Integrated Computer Aid for Generating and Evaluating Assembly Sequences for Mechanical Products

IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 78-94

  Baldwin, Daniel F ^a   Abell, Thomas E ^a   Lui, Man Cheung Max ^a,b   De Fazio, Thomas L ^c   Whitney, Daniel E ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ORACLE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

ASSEMBLY LINE DESIGN; INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS; MECHANICAL PRODUCTS;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0026111068     PISSN: 1042296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/70.68072     Document Type: Article

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