Minifactory: A precision assembly system adaptable to the product life cycle

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3203, Issue , 1997, Pages 74-80

  Muir, Patrick F ^a   Rizzi, Alfred A ^a   Gowdy, Jay ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agility; Automated manufacturing; Factory automation; Flexible manufacturing; Minifactory; Modular factory; Precision assembly; Product life cycle

Indexed keywords

AGILITY; AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING; MINIFACTORY; MODULAR FACTORY; PRECISION ASSEMBLY; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE;

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; DESIGN; ECONOMICS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FACTORY AUTOMATION; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; MANUFACTURE; POSITION CONTROL; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RIVETING; ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 57649185010     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.294420     Document Type: Conference Paper

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