Fast analytical method to compute optimum stiffness of fixturing locators

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 317-320

  Jayaram, S ^a   El Khasawneh, B S ^a   Beutel, D E ^a   Merchant, M E ^a  

^a CATERPILLAR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MACHINING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS;

MACHINING FIXTURES;

FIXTURES (TOOLING);

EID: 0033704215     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-8506(07)62954-0     Document Type: Article

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