A knowledge reuse-based computer-aided fixture design framework
Abstract
Purpose
Fixture design is a complicated task requiring both intensive knowledge and experience. This paper aims to present a computer-aided fixture design (CAFD) system framework based on design reuse technology.
Design/methodology/approach
Fixture design domain ontology is constructed by analyzing fixture design document corpus. A design reuse engine is proposed to realize fixture design knowledge retrieval and fixture model retrieval based on ontology and find fixture design cases similar to fixture design problem, and then use evolutionary methods to modify the retrieved model to meet the design requirements and then generate a new fixture.
Findings
The paper finds that the proposed framework is an efficient tool to improve efficiency of fixture design.
Practical implications
Fixture design existing experience and cases can be used efficiently reused and to advance new fixture design processes.
Originality/value
This paper presents a CAFD system framework capable of carrying out fixture design through full using of the existing fixture design resource and experienced knowledge.
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Acknowledgements
The support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos 51275119, 50905047) in carrying out this research is gratefully acknowledged.
Citation
Zhang, X., Peng, G., Hou, X. and Zhuang, T. (2014), "A knowledge reuse-based computer-aided fixture design framework", Assembly Automation, Vol. 34 No. 2, pp. 169-181. https://doi.org/10.1108/AA-04-2013-033
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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