A cost-effective knowledge-based reasoning system for design for automation

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 729-743

  Shehab, E M ^a   Abdalla, H S ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assembly cost estimation; Concurrent engineering; Design for automation; Knowledge based systems

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; COSTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY;

ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION SYSTEM; ASSEMBLY COST ESTIMATION; COST MODELING; DESIGN FOR AUTOMATION;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 34247141504     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440554JEM298     Document Type: Article

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