Decomposition-based assembly synthesis for maximum structural strength and modularity

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 244-253

  Cetin, O L ^a   Saitou, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; BICYCLES; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DESIGN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

ASSEMBLY SYNTHESIS; BICYCLE FRAME; PRODUCT DECOMPOSITION; STRUCTURAL TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 4344630947     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1667890     Document Type: Article

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