Survey on assembly sequencing: A combinatorial and geometrical perspective

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 235-250

  Jimenez P ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE ROBÒTICA I INFORMÀTICA INDUSTRIAL CSIC UPC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assembly optimization; Assembly sequencing; Contact states; Separability

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS; ASSEMBLY OPTIMIZATION; ASSEMBLY PLANNING; ASSEMBLY SEQUENCING; CONTACT STATE; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; PRECEDENCE CONSTRAINTS; SEPARABILITY;

ALGORITHMS; SURVEYS;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 84880212032     PISSN: 09565515     EISSN: 15728145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10845-011-0578-5     Document Type: Review

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