The computer-aided design of modular fixturing systems |
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Authors: | P M Grippo M V Gandhi B S Thompson |
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Affiliation: | (1) Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Laboratory, Industrial Technology Institute, 48106 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
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Abstract: | The flexibility of modular fixturing systems can be exploited to significantly enhance the productivity of computer integrated
manufacturing facilities. A major impediment to the implementation of this philosophy is the absence of viable methodologies
for the automated design and assembly of these fixturing systems. This paper addresses this technological void by proposing
a CAD/CAM tool for the automated design and robotic assembly of modular fixturing systems which can form the basis for a fully
automated design system. The development of automated flexible fixturing technologies that transcend the traditional time-consuming
and expensive practice of manual assembly would significantly contribute to the evolution to the factory-of-the-future. |
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