Setup Planning for Machining

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Springer, Nov 27, 2014 - Technology & Engineering - 137 pages
Professionals as well as researchers can benefit from this comprehensive introduction into the topic of setup planning, which reflects the latest state of research and gives hands-on examples. Starting with a brief but thorough introduction, this book explains the significance of setup planning in process planning and includes a reflection on its external constraints. Step-by-step the different phases of setup planning are outlined and traditional as well as modern approaches, such as fuzzy logic based setup planning, on the solution of setup planning problems are presented. Three detailed examples of applications provide a clear and accessible insight into the up-to-date techniques and various approaches in setup planning.
 

Contents

1 Process Planning in Machining
1
2 Different Phases of Setup Planning
29
3 Methods for Solving Setup Planning Problems
40
4 A Fuzzy Set Based Setup Planning Methodology
67
5 Assigning and Fine Tuning of Fuzzy Membership Grades
91
6 Fixturing Consideration in Setup Planning
111
Index
132
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