Case based reasoning method for computer aided welding fixture design

CAD Computer Aided Design

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1121-1132

  Wang, Hui ^a  

^a Kevin)   (United States)

Author keywords

Case based reasoning; Fixture design; Knowledge utilization

Indexed keywords

BITS; CASE BASED REASONING; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; DESIGN; WELDING;

CASE-BASED REASONINGS; CRITICAL ISSUES; DATA ABSTRACTIONS; FIXTURE DESIGN; FIXTURING; KNOWLEDGE UTILIZATION; MACHINING FIXTURES; WELDING FIXTURES;

FIXTURES (TOOLING);

EID: 58349113423     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cad.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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