Analysis and synthesis of reconfigurable robotic systems

Concurrent Engineering Research and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-153

  Bi, Z M ^a   Gruver, William A ^b   Lang, S Y T ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analysis and synthesis; Configuration design; Mass customization; Reconfigurable manufacturing systems; Reconfigurable robots; System architecture

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS; ROBOTICS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CONFIGURATION DESIGN; MASS CUSTOMIZATION; RECONFIGURABLE ROBOTIC SYSTEMS;

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING;

EID: 3042602213     PISSN: 1063293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1063293X04044378     Document Type: Article

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