Abstract
The objective of this research is to integrate computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) through automated feature-based process planning. This integration process is accomplished through two steps. First, a feature recognizer is used to recognize and extract form-features from the solid modeling database of a designed part. The form-features and related parameters are compiled into a feature-graph as the output from the feature recognizer. Second, a generative process planner is used to produce a process plan for the part described by the feature-graph. A knowledge-based system called FRAPP (Feature Recognizer and Process Planner) was developed using artificial intelligence (AI) concepts to perform the two tasks. FRAPP uses frame-based knowledge representation to store part descriptions, machine specifications and manufacturing criteria. Decision logic is represented as production rules.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Unknown Host Publication Title |
| Place of Publication | New York, NY, United States |
| Publisher | Publ by American Soc of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
| Pages | 529-536 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| State | Published - 1988 |
| Event | Computers in Engineering 1988 - Proceedings - San Francisco, CA, USA Duration: Jul 31 1988 → Aug 4 1988 |
Other
| Other | Computers in Engineering 1988 - Proceedings |
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| City | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Period | 7/31/88 → 8/4/88 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)