State of the Art Literature Survey on Disassembly Planning

In this paper, the state of the art of disassembly planning is detailed to the best of the authors knowledge. Covered are issues that have particular relevance to disassembly planning, from product representation, to task analysis, task representation, sequencing, clus tering, life cycle engineering issues, and cost estimation. Materials data requirement issues and some practical applications in disassembly plants are discussed In conclusion, this paper details future research with the aim of developing a robust and effective disassembly plan ning methodology This will be based upon task actuation and the minimisation of components requiring assessment by the plan.