Automated synthesis of modular fixture designs using an evolutionary search algorithm

Kinematic analysis of workpart fixturing for flexible assembly with automatically reconfigurable fixtures

H. Harry Asada, A. By · IEEE Journal on Robotics and Automation · 1985 · 401 citations

Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering +15

Machining fixture layout optimization using the genetic algorithm

Krishnakumar Kulankara, Shreyes N. Melkote · International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture · 2000 · 181 citations

Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering +14

A complete algorithm for designing planar fixtures using modular components

Randy C. Brost, Ken Goldberg · IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation · 1996 · 159 citations

Engineering, Design, Mechanical Engineering +17

Optimizing fixture layout in a point-set domain

Michael Yu Wang, D. Pelinescu · IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation · 2001 · 116 citations

Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +17

Expert fixture-design system for an automated manufacturing environment

A. Senthil Kumar, A.Y.C. Nee, Suksan Prombanpong · Computer-Aided Design · 1992 · 84 citations

Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering +14