A fixture design system for networked manufacturing

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 143-159

  Kang, Y G ^a   Wang, Z ^a   Li, R ^b   Jiang, C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU AIRCRAFT DESIGN AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Case; Fixture design; Hybrid reasoning; Knowledge; Networked manufacturing system; Three dimensional modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COST EFFECTIVENESS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SERVERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WEB BROWSERS;

FIXTURE DESIGN; HYBRID REASONING; NETWORKED MANUFACTURING SYSTEM; THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELLING;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 33947539958     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09511920601020763     Document Type: Article

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