THE ASSEMBLY OF MECHANICAL COMPONENTS IN SPACE WILL PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN THE MANUFACTURING OF SPACE-BASED PLATFORMS. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF WEIGHTLESSNESS PERMITTED IN SPACE REPRESENTS A SPECIAL ADVANTAGE IN THE MANIPULATION OF HEAVY PARTS. IT ALSO PRESENTS DIFFICULTIES DURING THE ORIENTATION OF PARTS FOR ASSEMBLY. TO FACILITATE ASSEMBLY, PARTS AND MODULES MUST BE DESIGNED FOR EASE OF ASSEMBLY. THE DEVELOPMENT AND FORMULATION OF A PRODUCTION RULE-BASED, KNOWLEDGE-BASED METHODOLOGY FOR ASSEMBLY OF SMALL PARTS IN SPACE WITHIN THE DICETALK EXPERT SYSTEM SHELL IS DISCUSSED.
| Number of Pages : | 12 |
| Published : | 06/01/1991 |
