Workspace synthesis for flexible fixturing of stampings

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 478-484

  Lee, Jinkoo ^a   Hu, S Jack ^a   Ward, Allen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ROBOTS; STAMPING;

ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS; FLEXIBLE FIXTURES; GRAPHICAL DISPLAY; VISUAL CHECKING;

FIXTURES (TOOLING);

EID: 0032598267     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2832706     Document Type: Article

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