Automated modular fixture planning based on linkage mechanism theory

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-49

  Wu, Yuguang ^a,b   Gao, Shuming ^a   Chen, Zichen ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Automated fixture planning; Clamping analysis; Linkage mechanism; Modular fixture

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CLAMPING DEVICES;

AUTOMATED FIXTURE PLANNING; CLAMPING ANALYSIS; LINKAGE MECHANISM; MODULAR FIXTURES;

FIXTURES (TOOLING);

EID: 34948862862     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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