Machining fixture locating and clamping position optimization using genetic algorithms

Computers in Industry

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 112-120

  Kaya, Necmettin ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fixture design; Genetic algorithms; Optimization

Indexed keywords

CLAMPING POSITION; ELASTIC DEFORMATION; FIXTURE DESIGN; GEOMETRIC ERROR;

CLAMPING DEVICES; DEFORMATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION;

FIXTURES (TOOLING);

EID: 30544451869     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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