Equipment ontology for modular reconfigurable assembly systems

Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4 SPECIAL ISSUE, 2006, Pages 301-314

  Lohse, Niels ^a   Hirani, Hitendra ^a   Ratchev, Svetan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assembly devices model; Function behaviour structure; Knowledge ontology

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EQUIPMENT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MANUFACTURE;

DESIGN AND EVALUATIONS; EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATION; FUNCTION-BEHAVIOUR-STRUCTURE; KEY SUCCESS FACTORS; KNOWLEDGE ONTOLOGY; PRODUCT ASSEMBLY; PRODUCT CUSTOMISATION; RECONFIGURABLE ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 57049134730     PISSN: 19366582     EISSN: 19366590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10696-006-9030-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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