A novel approach to the generation of automatic and manual assembly plans using octrees

Electronics, Robotics and Automotive Mechanics Conference, CERMA 2007 - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 614-619

  Medellin H ^a   Corney, J ^b   Ritchie, J M ^b   Lim, T ^b   Davies, J B C ^b  

^a Facultad de Ingenieria   (Mexico)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; SPEED;

AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICS; CAD MODELING; DECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUES; DIFFERENT SIZES; MANUAL ASSEMBLY; OCTREES;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

EID: 47349090250     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CERMA.2007.4367755     Document Type: Conference Paper

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