TY  - JOUR
AB  - Examines research work into the design and development of
low‐to‐medium volume production systems. Outlines the aim to
design a production unit capable of manufacturing a family of products, with
a minimum amount of manual intervention. Investigates the use of flexible
fixturing strategies using sensor‐based assembly techniques, and the
concept of using modular fixture kits to locate and constrain the workpiece,
including programmable conformable clamps. Looks at various assembly
techniques and commercially available systems. Concludes that a number of
novel assembly systems have been proposed and developed in the laboratory but
that further research is needed to develop more advanced fixture design,
task‐planning and analysis systems.
VL  - 22
IS  - 2
SN  - 0143-991X
DO  - 10.1108/01439919510148122
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01439919510148122
AU  - Shirinzadeh Bijan
PY  - 1995
Y1  - 1995/01/01
TI  - Flexible and automated workholding systems
T2  - Industrial Robot: An International Journal
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 29
EP  - 34
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -