Title :
Modelling of assembly partitions for a distributed environment
Author :
Thomas, J.P. ; Baker, K.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Reading Univ., UK
Abstract :
The problem of partitioning mechanical assembly processes to increase throughput and reduce costs is discussed. A partitioning model which takes into account constraints such as precedence relations while maximizing the efficiency or performance is described. A hierarchical portioning method, where several different criteria are used in the partitioning process, is also discussed
Keywords :
assembling; operations research; constraints; distributed environment; efficiency maximization; hierarchical portioning; mechanical assembly partition modelling; performance maximization; precedence relations; Computer science; Costs; Electronic switching systems; Parallel robots; Robotic assembly; Throughput; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1993. Proceedings., 1993 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3450-2
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1993.292123
