Overview of current CAT systems

Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 373-387

  Prisco, Umberto ^a   Giorleo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPUTER-AIDED TOLERANCING; TOLERANCE MANAGEMENT; TOLERANCE MODELING;

COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036449596     PISSN: 10692509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ica-2002-9406     Document Type: Review

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