Automatic modular fixture generation in computer-aided process planning systems

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 219, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1147-1152

  Surendra Babu, B ^a   Madar Valli, P ^b   Anil Kumar, A V V ^a   Rao, D N ^c  

^a GITAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Vardhaman College of Engineering   (India)

^c ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Automated fixture design; Modular fixtures; Process planning

Indexed keywords

CLAMPING DEVICES; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FIXTURES (TOOLING); PLANNING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATED FIXTURE DESIGN; CLAMPING POSITIONS; COMPUTER-AIDED FIXTURE DESIGN; COMPUTER-AIDED PROCESS PLANNING (CAPP); MODULAR FIXTURES;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 29044445083     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440605X31968     Document Type: Article

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