A generic P/T net model and framework for concurrent integrated design and planning of electromechanical assemblies

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A:Systems and Humans

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 514-527

  Zha, Xuan F ^a  

^a Extension Systems International   (United States)

Author keywords

Assembly design; Assembly planning; Generic place transition nets (PTNs); Integrated assembly model (IAM); Integrated object process modeling (IOPM); Integration; Ontology

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY DESIGN; ASSEMBLY PLANNING; GENERIC PLACE/TRANSITION NETS (PTNS); INTEGRATED ASSEMBLY MODEL (IAM); INTEGRATED OBJECT-PROCESS MODELING (IOPM);

ABSTRACTING; DESIGN; ONTOLOGY;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 65649138463     PISSN: 10834427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSMCA.2009.2014551     Document Type: Article

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