Accessibility analysis in manufacturing processes using visibility cones

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-57

  Yin, Zhouping ^a   Ding, Han ^a   Xiong, Youlun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Accessibility analysis; C space; Manufacturing processes; Visibility cones

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042807690     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02ye9006     Document Type: Article

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