Part location algorithms for an Intelligent Fixturing System part 1: System description and algorithm development

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 124-134

  Chakraborty, Deep ^a   De Meter, Edward C ^b   Szuba, Philip S ^c  

^a CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c Lamb Technicon Machining Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixturing; Workpiece datum establishment; Workpiece location systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041404114     PISSN: 02786125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6125(01)80035-2     Document Type: Article

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