Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (대한기계학회)
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Rule-Based Process Planning By Grouping Features

  • Published : 2004.12.01
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Abstract

A macro-level CAPP system is proposed to plan the complicated mechanical prismatic parts efficiently. The system creates the efficient machining sequence of the features in a part by analyzing the feature information. Because the planning with the individual features is very complicated, feature groups are formed for effective planning using the nested relations of the features of a part, and special feature groups are determined for sequencing. The process plan is generated based on the sequences of the feature groups and features. When multiple machines are required, efficient machine assignment is performed. A series of heuristic rules are developed to accomplish it.

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