THE INTEGRATION OF MODULAR FIXTURE DATABASE, FIXTURING KNOWLEDGE BASE AND 3-D FIXTURE PLANNING INTERFACE

[[abstract]]The objective of this project is to present a computer aided fixturing system (CAFS), which integrates modular fixture database, fixture positions knowledge base and 3-D graphic display interface. The system will automatically select and layout the fixture elements to secure a workpiece through an interactive progress. This work can be sub-divided into three tasks. The first task is to build a modular fixture element database. The second task is to determine true positions of modular fixture elements given a set of fixture points, called fixture configuration. The third task is to provide a 3-D graphic interface to display and refine the fixture plan interactively. The system will be developed on the platform of a solid modeler, I-DEAS. Using this platform, the user can graphically rearrange fixture elements to refine the fixture plan.[[fileno]]2020409010031[[department]]工工