Optimal placement of fixture clamps: Maintaining form closure and independent regions of form closure

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 676-685

  Marin, Rodrigo A ^a   Ferreira, Placid M ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FIXTURES (TOOLING); FRICTION; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; STRUCTURAL LOADS; VECTORS;

FORM CLOSURES;

CLAMPING DEVICES;

EID: 0036700521     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1471527     Document Type: Article

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