Enriched machining feature-based reasoning for generic machining process sequencing

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1479-1501

  Wang, L ^a   Cai, N ^b   Feng, H Y ^b   Liu, Z ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geometric reasoning; Machining feature; Machining process sequencing; Process planning

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GEOMETRY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS CONTROL; SURFACES;

GEOMETRIC REASONING; MACHINING FEATURE; MACHINING PROCESS SEQUENCING; PROCESS PLANNING;

MACHINING;

EID: 33745009034     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540500354119     Document Type: Article

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