Automatic assembly sequence exploration without precedence definition

International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 79-89

  Viganò, Roberto ^a   Osorio Gómez, Gilberto ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD EAFIT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Assembly sequence analysis; Automatic assembly sequences definition; Computer aided assembly planning; Design for assembly

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ITERATIVE METHODS; PRODUCT DESIGN;

ASSEMBLY PLANNING; ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE; ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE GENERATION; AUTOMATED PROCEDURES; AUTOMATIC APPROACHES; AUTOMATIC ASSEMBLY; DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY; PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 84877025281     PISSN: 19552513     EISSN: 19552505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12008-012-0165-9     Document Type: Article

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