Istrazivanja i projektovanja za privreduJournal of Applied Engineering Science

AUTOMATED GENERATION OF WORKPIECE LOCATING SCHEME IN FIXTURE DESIGN


ISSN: 1451-4117

E-ISSN: 1821-31977
Volume 9 article 203 pages: 383 - 392

Djordje Vukelic
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia

Igor Budak
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia

Branko Tadic
University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kragujevac, Serbia

Ognjan Luzanin
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia

Miodrag Hadzistevic
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia

Peter Krizan
Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Bratislava, Slovakia

This paper proposes a methodology which aims to fi ll the gap in the area of automated fi xture design. The approach is based on detailed consideration, analysis, and synthesis of all operating requirements related to automated defi nition of possible workpiece locating schemes for machining processes. Reviewed in the paper are the system concept, functions, and a case study.

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This research was supported by by the Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (Project No. TR 035020).

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