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A knowledge based approach to integration of products, processes and reconfigurable automation resources
thesis
posted on 2012-04-30, 08:51 authored by Muhammad Baqar RazaThe success of next generation automotive companies will depend upon their ability to adapt to
ever changing market trends thus becoming highly responsive. In the automotive sector, the
assembly line design and reconfiguration is an especially critical and extremely complex job. The
current research addresses some of the aspects of this activity under the umbrella of a larger
ongoing research project called Business Driven Automation (BDA) project. The BDA project
aims to carry out complete virtual 3D modeling-based verifications of the assembly line for new
or revised products in contrast to the prevalent practice of manual evaluation of effects of product
change on physical resources. [Continues.]
History
School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Publisher
© Muhammad Baqar RazaPublication date
2012Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.Language
- en