A systematic approach for analyzing the fixturability of parts for machining

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 401-408

  Ong, S K ^a   Nee, A Y C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTINGS; FUZZY SETS; MACHINE COMPONENTS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS;

FIXTURABILITY INDEX; PRISMATIC PARTS;

MACHINING;

EID: 0032073163     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2830140     Document Type: Article

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