Multi-objective optimal fixture layout design

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 18, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 365-372

  Pelinescu, Diana M ^a   Wang, Michael Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixture layout; Fixture synthesis; Fixtures; Multi objective optimal design

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FIXTURES (TOOLING); HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY;

FIXTURE LAYOUT;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0036814117     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5845(02)00027-3     Document Type: Article

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