The Creation of an Information Based Manufacturing Framework for micro devices assembly: A discussion of the path planning and virtual assembly modules

This paper outlines the design of an information based manufacturing framework for micro devices assembly (MDA). The focus of discussion is on the virtual reality based assembly environment along with the use of path planning components. The virtual environment is implemented using C++ and Open Inventor. Two path planning software modules have also been implemented to demonstrate the overall approach. A physical micro assembly cell is used to accomplish the proposed assembly plans.