Computer-implemented system and method for synthesizing a fixture layout for a part to be manufactured
US9235658B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/50125
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Automated fixture layout is approached in two distinct stages. First, the spatial locations of clamping points on the work piece are determined to ensure immobility of the fixtured part under any infinitesimal perturbation. Second, spatial locations are matched against a user-specified library of reconfigurable clamps to synthesize a valid fixture layout or configuration that includes clamps that are accessible and collision free. The spatial locations matching during the second stage can be the same spatial locations chosen in the first stage to ensure immobility, or a different set of spatial locations.
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