An expert system for generation of machine inputs for laser-based multi-directional metal deposition

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 46, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1811-1822

  Dwivedi, Rajeev ^a   Kovacevic, Radovan ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CAD; Expert system; Laser based deposition; Path planning

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FABRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTION PLANNING; PLANNING;

GEOMETRIC REASONING; LASER-BASED DEPOSITION; METAL DEPOSITION; PROCESS PLANNING;

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

EID: 33746805398     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Weiss S.M., and Kulikowski C.A. A Practical Guide to Designing Expert Systems (1984), Rowman & Littlefield, Totowa, NJ, USA
2. Stein J. On the solution of layout problems in multiagent systems: a preliminary report. Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Applications. San Antonio, TX (1994) 2-8
3. Fujita S., Otsubo M., and Watanabe M. An intelligent control shell for cad tools. Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Applications. San Antonio, TX (1994) 16-22
4. Arbon R.G., Riethmeier P.R., Mally G.G., Osborne T.W., and Tharrett R.L. Auto-mps. an automated master production scheduling system for large volume manufacturing. Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Applications. San Antonio, TX (1994) 26-32
5. Gaines D.M., and Regli W.C. Special issue: new artificial intelligence paradigms for manufacturing. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing 17 3 (2003) 171
6. Famili A., and Turney P. Application of machine learning to industrial planning and decision making. In: Famili A.F., Nau D.S., and Kim S.H. (Eds). Artificial Intelligence Applications in Manufacturing (1992), AAAI Press, Menlo Park, CA 1-16
7. Zhang G., and Lu S.C. An expert system approach for economic evaluation of machining operation planning. In: Famili A.F., Nau D.S., and Kim S.H. (Eds). Artificial Intelligence Applications in Manufacturing (1992), AAAI Press, Menlo Park, CA 133-156
8. Singh P., and Dutta D. Multi-direction slicing for layered manufacturing. Journal of Computing and Information Science and Engineering 2 (2001) 129-142
9. Zhang J., Ruan J., and Liou F.W. Process planning for a five-axis hybrid rapid manufacturing process. Proceedings of the 11th Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium. Austin, TX (2000)
10. Singh P., Moon Y., Dutta D., and Kota S. Design of a customized multi-directional layered deposition system based on part geometry. Proceedings of the 14th Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium. Austin, TX (2003)
11. McMains S. Double sided layered manufacturing. Proceedings of the Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Automation. Hiroshima, Japan (2002) 269-272
12. Dwivedi R., and Kovacevic R. Process planning for multi-directional laser-based direct metal deposition, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science C219 (2005) 695-707
13. Bærentzen J.A., Sramek M., and Christensen N.J. A morphological approach to the voxelization of solids. Winter School of Computer Graphics (WSCG) 2000 vol. 1 (2000), University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic 44-51
14. Ferley E., Cani M.-P., and Attali D. Skeletal reconstruction of branching shapes. Computer Graphics Forum 16 5 (1997) 283-293
15. T. Culver, Computing the medial axis of a polyhedron reliably and efficiently, Ph.D. Thesis, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2000 (director-Dinesh Manocha).
16. Attali D., Bertolino P., and Montanvert A. Using polyballs to approximate shapes and skeletons. Pattern Recognition, Proceedings of the CVIP (1994) 626-628
17. Gagvani N., Kenchammana-Hosekote D., and Silver D. Volume animation using the skeleton tree. VVS '98. Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE Symposium on Volume Visualization (1998), ACM Press, New York, NY, USA 47-53
18. Dwivedi R., and Kovacevic R. Automated torch path planning using polygon subdivision. SME Journal of Manufacturing Systems 23 4 (2004) 267-281
19. R. Kovacevic, System and method for fabricating or repairing a part, Accepted Patent Application No. 10/649,925 (2003).
20. L. Congxin, H. Shuhuai, W. Yungan, An Expert System for Designing Hydraulic Schemes, Springer, Berlin, 1991, pp. 391-413 (chapter 16).
21. Clarke E., and Zhao X. Analytica-a theorem prover in mathematica. Automated Deduction-CADE-II, 11th International Conference on Automated Deduction. Saratoga Springs, New York (1992) 761-763. http://citeseer.csail.mit.edu/clarke93analytica.html URL
22. Russell S., and Norvig P. Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (1995), Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ