A CAD-linked virtual assembly environment

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 467-486

  Wang, Q H ^a   Li, J R ^a   Gong, H Q ^b  

^a AUTODESK RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Assembly constraints; CAD; Constraint based manipulation; Virtual assembly

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; AUTOMATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ASSEMBLY CONSTRAINTS; CONSTRAINT-BASED MANIPULATION; VIRTUAL ASSEMBLY;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 30844436818     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540500319294     Document Type: Article

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