A geometric approach to automated fixture layout design

CAD Computer Aided Design

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 202-212

  Zheng, Yu ^a   Chew, Chee Meng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Covering simplex; Distance; Fixture layout; Form closure; Immobilization capability; Localization accuracy

Indexed keywords

CAPABILITY INDICES; CONVEX HULL; DISTANCE ALGORITHM; FIXTURE LAYOUT; FIXTURING; FORCE BALANCES; GEOMETRIC APPROACHES; GLOBAL OPTIMUM; GRAM-SCHMIDT; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INTERIOR POINT; LOCALIZATION ACCURACY; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MINIMUM DISTANCE; OBJECT SURFACE; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PERFORMANCE QUALITY; ROTATIONAL SYMMETRIES; WRENCH VECTORS;

EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; TOOLS;

FIXTURES (TOOLING);

EID: 75849150543     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cad.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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