Optimization-simulation-optimization based approach for proactive variation reduction in assembly

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 613-620

  Musa, Rami ^a   Arnaout, Jean Paul ^b   Frank Chen, F ^c  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c University of Texas at San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Assembly; Inspection planning; Rolled yield throughput; Selective assembly; Simulation optimization; Variation reduction

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; INSPECTION; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

INSPECTION PLANNING; ROLLED YIELD THROUGHPUTS; SELECTIVE ASSEMBLY; SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION; VARIATION REDUCTIONS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84859396374     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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