Deformation control through fixture layout design and clamping force optimization

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 860-867

  Chen, Weifang ^a   Ni, Lijun ^a   Xue, Jianbin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

Clamping force; Finite element method; Fixture layout; Genetic algorithm

Indexed keywords

CLAMPING DEVICES; FIXTURES (TOOLING); GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MACHINING; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION;

CLAMPING FORCE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FIXTURE LAYOUT; GENETIC ALGORITHM; MULTI OBJECTIVES;

DEFORMATION;

EID: 50849097603     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-007-1153-2     Document Type: Article

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