Modelling, analysis and simulation for the design of a robotic assembly system

Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-31

  Fuh, J Y H ^a   Wong, Y S ^a   Yee, C Y ^a   Zhuang, L ^a   Neo, K S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Assembly system; Modelling; Queuing networks; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; CONVEYORS; PALLETS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CLOSED LOOP QUEUING NETWORKS; PALLET ROUTING;

ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY;

EID: 0030083821     PISSN: 09515240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0951-5240(95)00028-3     Document Type: Article

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