Dynamic analysis on optimal placement of fixturing elements using evolutionary techniques

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 4177-4214

  Padmanaban, K P ^a   Prabhaharan, G ^b  

^a RVS College of Engineering and Technology   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Ant colony algorithm; Genetic algorithm; Optimal fixture configuration; Workpiece dynamic responses

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE JOINTS; BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; DEFORMATION; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELASTIC DEFORMATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; SYSTEM STABILITY;

(2+1)-DIMENSIONAL; ANT COLONY ALGORITHM (HBACA); DYNAMIC CONDITIONS; EVOLUTIONARY TECHNIQUES; FIXTURE LAYOUT; FIXTURING; FORM ACCURACY; GENETIC ALGORITHM (GA); LAYOUT OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL PLACEMENTS; WORK-PIECE (WP);

FIXTURES (TOOLING);

EID: 46149110335     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540601147297     Document Type: Article

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