An automatic fixture design system for creating prismatic parts
A modular fixture system is a flexible alternative to a dedicated fixture. In this paper, an automatic modular fixture design system is suggested for creating prismatic parts. The system contains fixture planning, fixture modelling, and fixture assembly. The part geometrical database and process pla...
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| author | Al-Ahmari, Abdulrahman Khan, Awais Ahmad Nasr, Emad Samir Abouel Kamrani, Ali |
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| description | A modular fixture system is a flexible alternative to a dedicated fixture. In this paper, an automatic modular fixture design system is suggested for creating prismatic parts. The system contains fixture planning, fixture modelling, and fixture assembly. The part geometrical database and process plans are considered as inputs to the system. A rule- based method is applied to assign the feasible locating scheme and the locating and clamping datum. The search strategy is designed to determine the most suitable locating and clamping points. The final fixture assembly is made with the standard fixture components using the CATVBA Editor inside CATIAV5. The proposed methodology is successfully validated with a case study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b14a2313b1bd4429a868ddb60785f02f2022-12-22T01:20:10ZengStellenbosch UniversitySouth African Journal of Industrial Engineering1012-277X2224-78902014-11-01253698310.7166/25-3-778An automatic fixture design system for creating prismatic partsAl-Ahmari, Abdulrahman0Khan, Awais Ahmad1Nasr, Emad Samir Abouel2Kamrani, Ali3King Saud UniversityKing Saud UniversityKing Saud UniversityUniversity of HoustonA modular fixture system is a flexible alternative to a dedicated fixture. In this paper, an automatic modular fixture design system is suggested for creating prismatic parts. The system contains fixture planning, fixture modelling, and fixture assembly. The part geometrical database and process plans are considered as inputs to the system. A rule- based method is applied to assign the feasible locating scheme and the locating and clamping datum. The search strategy is designed to determine the most suitable locating and clamping points. The final fixture assembly is made with the standard fixture components using the CATVBA Editor inside CATIAV5. The proposed methodology is successfully validated with a case study.http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/778fixture designfixture planninglocatingclamping |
| spellingShingle | Al-Ahmari, Abdulrahman Khan, Awais Ahmad Nasr, Emad Samir Abouel Kamrani, Ali An automatic fixture design system for creating prismatic parts South African Journal of Industrial Engineering fixture design fixture planning locating clamping |
| title | An automatic fixture design system for creating prismatic parts |
| title_full | An automatic fixture design system for creating prismatic parts |
| title_fullStr | An automatic fixture design system for creating prismatic parts |
| title_full_unstemmed | An automatic fixture design system for creating prismatic parts |
| title_short | An automatic fixture design system for creating prismatic parts |
| title_sort | automatic fixture design system for creating prismatic parts |
| topic | fixture design fixture planning locating clamping |
| url | http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/778 |
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