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The design of flexible machining cells
thesis
posted on 2013-12-06, 10:05 authored by Stephen T. NewmanThis thesis reports research carried out into the
integration of detailed design and evaluation for flexible
machining facilities. It examines the use of approximate
modelling methods and a detailed discrete event emulator
for the evaluation of such facilities. These analysis
methods are embedded transparent to the user within a
design aid specifically aimed at the design of flexible
machining cells.
A novel approach to the design and analysis of these
cells is described and an integrated systematic structure
proposed. The question of whether such an approach
satisfies the requirements of industry is examined on the
basis of its operation, and its application to three
industrial case studies. It is shown that the approach
gives a number of advantages in the areas of constructing
designs, automatic configuration of modelling information,
ease of running models, and level of detail achieved in
the emulation of flexible machining facilities.
History
School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Publisher
© Stephen Thomas NewmanPublication date
1990Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.Language
- en