Fixture workspace synthesis for reconfigurable assembly using procrustes-based pairwise configuration optimization

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-38

  Kong, Zhenyu ^a   Ceglarek, Dariusz ^b  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Pairwise Optimization; Procrustes Analysis; Reconfigurability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING;

PAIRWISE OPTIMIZATION; PROCRUSTES ANALYSIS; RECONFIGURABILITY;

FIXTURES (TOOLING);

EID: 34547657568     PISSN: 02786125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6125(06)80030-0     Document Type: Article

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