Fixture Design with FIXES: the Automatic Selection of Positioning, Clamping and Support Features for Prismatic Parts

FIXES is a computer aided system for the automatic generation of set-ups and for fixture design for prismatic parts, to be used in an integrated process planning environment. The generation of set-ups having been described in a previous paper [9], this paper concentrates on fixture design, in partic...

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Published inCIRP annals Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 399 - 402
Main Authors Boerma, J.R., Kals, H.J.J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 1989
Subjects
CAM
CAPP
design
jigs & fixtures
positioning
process planning
set-up
CAPP
set-up
positioning
design
process planning
CAM
jigs & fixtures
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Summary:FIXES is a computer aided system for the automatic generation of set-ups and for fixture design for prismatic parts, to be used in an integrated process planning environment. The generation of set-ups having been described in a previous paper [9], this paper concentrates on fixture design, in particular the automatic selection of the faces for the positioning, clamping and support of workpieces. The selection procedures described are based on both the topology of the prismatic part and the geometric relations between the different part elements (features). The geometric relations are evaluated with the aid of a so-called Converted Tolerance Scheme.
ISSN:0007-8506
DOI:10.1016/S0007-8506(07)62732-2