Iterative fixture layout and clamping force optimization using the genetic algorithm

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 119-125

  Kulankara, Krishnakumar ^a   Satyanarayana, Srinath ^a   Melkote, Shreyes N ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAMPING DEVICES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MACHINE DESIGN; MACHINING; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION;

CLAMPING FORCE;

FIXTURES (TOOLING);

EID: 0036487050     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1414127     Document Type: Article

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