A FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM CAN BE CHARACTERIZED BY THE SPECIFIC FEATURES RELATED TO THE ASSEMBLY, SUCH AS PART IDENTIFICATION, ASSEMBLY TASK DECOMPOSITION, ASSEMBLY PLANNING, AND ASSEMBLY CONTROL. THIS PAPER CONCENTRATES ON THE INTEGRATION OF A GLOBAL DATABASE BETWEEN THE CAD MODULE, THE PLANNING MODULE, AND THE ASSEMBLY TASKS MODULES IN ORDER TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY. A SYSTEM STRUCTURE FOR FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY WHICH IS THE COMBINATIONS OF CAD/CAPP/CAM IS ALSO PRESENTED.
| Number of Pages : | 9 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
