Computer-Aided Assembly Planning
The methodology in this book deals with the integration of the assembly process from the initial design of the product through to production. In such an integrated system, assembly planning is a key asset.
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The methodology in this book deals with the integration of the assembly process from the initial design of the product through to production. In such an integrated system, assembly planning is a key asset.
AcknowledgementsPreface1Flexible assembly1.2Economic importance of assembly11.3Definition of assembly31.4Historical survey31.5Definition of an assembly cell61.6Robotized flexible assembly cell components81.7Current research areas111.8Integrated control of a flexible assembly cell201.9Specifications of an automatic assembly plan generator241.10Typical case studies252State of the art2.2Assembly modelling302.3Solution strategies662.4Description formalisms of assembly sequences853Assembly modelling3.2Geometrical information963.3Component information1033.4Final assembly information1113.5Topological information1133.6Technological information1443.7Processing oblique assembly directions1453.8Processing complex assembly directions1474Basic principles of the proposed approach4.2Classification of assembly sequences1524.3General methodology1555Automatic and systematic generation of precedence constraints5.2Realizability conditions of an assembly operation1635.3Precedence operators1665.4Sources of precedence constraints1705.5User-friendliness of the precedence constraint formalism1725.6Automatic and systematic generation of precedence constraints1756Generation and choice of assembly plans6.2Precedence constraint-based reduction of the number of assembly sequences2046.3Choice criteria2046.4Displaying selected assembly plans2127ConclusionsAppendix A Generation of assembly sequences and trees245Appendix B GRAFCET syntax258References261Index275
