Title :
Systematic method for the design of flexible assembly systems
Author :
Minzu, Viorel ; Henrioud, Jean-Michel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Autom., Galati Univ., Romania
Abstract :
A method for the design of flexible assembly systems is presented. The approach involves two stages: the systematic determination of all the valid assembly plans and then, for each one, the determination of all the corresponding assembly systems. Each valid assembly plan is described by an assembly graph. All the valid partitions of this graph are provided. Each partition defines the structure of an admissible assembly system and each subgraph in each partition defines a workstation for the corresponding assembly system. A recursive algorithm is presented. It produces the admissible workstations. The method avoids the difficulties inherent in precedence graphs
Keywords :
assembling; flexible manufacturing systems; graph theory; FMS design; admissible workstations; assembly graph; flexible assembly systems; recursive algorithm; subgraph; systematic design; Assembly systems; Design automation; Design methodology; Estimation error; Fixtures; Flow graphs; Laboratories; Partitioning algorithms; Tree graphs; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1993. Proceedings., 1993 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3450-2
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1993.291871
