THIS PAPER INTRODUCES AN INTEGRATED CAD/CAPP SYSTEM, CAPP-ES, WHICH CONSISTS OF TWO PARTS. PART DESIGN CAN BE DEALT WITH BY USING THE AUTOCAD AS ITS SOFTWARE SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENT. A PART DRAWING CAN BE CONVENIENTLY DESIGNED. THEN THE SYSTEM OUTPUTS AN INTERFACE FILE AUTOMATICALLY. THE SECTION ON CAPP IS AN EXPERT SYSTEM, WHICH IS DEVELOPED BY MEANS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LANGUAGE OPS5. THE CAPP SYSTEM CAN IDENTIFY ALL MANUFACTURING FEATURES OF THE PART FROM THE INTERFACE FILE AND GENERATE PROCESS PLANS AUTOMATICALLY.
| Number of Pages : | 8 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
