A pragmatic approach to computer-aided assembly planning

A pragmatic approach to computer-aided assembly planning is presented. The formalism used to analyze the product is described. It is shown that the first step is one of the most important: the product model must contain all the necessary information. Then, with the help of the product analysis, the planner must determine feasible operational plans. The assembly planner is discussed along with the formalism used to describe the assembly plans. Results are presented and discussed on the basis of a case study.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>