Fixture design is crucial part of manufacturing process. Fixture design is a critical design activity process, in which automation plays an integral role in linking computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD). This paper presents a literature review in computer aided fixture design (CAFD) in terms of automation and optimization techniques over the past decades. First, the...

Widely used in manufacturing, fixtures have a direct impact upon product manufacturing quality, productivity and cost, so much attention has already been paid to the research of computer aided fixture design (CAFD) and many achievements in this field have been reported. In this paper, a literature survey of computer aided fixture design and automation over the past decade is proposed. First, an...

Although various computer-aided fixture design (CAFD) systems have been developed to assist the designer during the various stages of fixture design, most of previous computer aided fixture design research has mainly concentrated on machining fixtures rather than welding fixtures. The development of complicated computer aided welding fixture design (CAWFD) system has received much less attentio...

Fixture design is an important issue in the process of manufacturing. Fixture design is a critical design activity process which bridges Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM). The present paper presents a literature review of the Computer-Aided Fixture Design (CAFD) approaches performed. The purpose of this research is to give a deep and quick understanding of fixtu...

The article contains the rationale for the development of the computer-aided fixture design system (CAFD). The place of the CAFD among other automated systems is considered and the data flows are found between them. The structure of the CAFD system is suggested, which is distinguished by the module of optimization and allows to select the optimal fixture for the given production conditions. The...

A fixture is a mechanism used in manufacturing to hold a workpiece, position it correctly with respect to a machine tool, and support it during machining. Typically, fixture design involves the identification of clamp, locator, and support points, and the selection of corresponding fixture elements for their respective functions. The automation of fixture design activities in manufacturing is a...

This chapter introduces an agent-based framework for engineering design of fixture systems. A number of researchers have applied the agent technology to engineering design and several agent-based systems have been developed accordingly addressing different application domains in design. Development of multi-agent system for fixture design is motivated by the need for a computational infrastruct...

in forging design the significant parameters are maximum load or energy which are required for the selection of forging press or hammer. these two parameters are varied by the other paramelers such as the geometry of die cavity, flash dimensions, shape of the work piece, friction, mechanical properties of the metal to be forged, temperature, strain rate, and number of the forging operation. the...