CAFixD: A case-based reasoning fixture design method. framework and indexing mechanisms

Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-48

  Boyle, Iain M ^a   Rong, Kevin ^a   Brown, David C ^b  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Axiomatic design; Case based reasoning; Fixture design; Retrieval by adaptability

Indexed keywords

AXIOMATIC DESIGN; CASE-BASED REASONING (CBR); FIXTURE DESIGN; RETRIEVAL-BY-ADAPTABILITY;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COSTS; FIXTURES (TOOLING); INDEXING (OF INFORMATION);

LOGIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 33645683331     PISSN: 15309827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2161229     Document Type: Article

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