Computer-Aided Design 42 (2010) 1085–1094

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Computer-Aided Design

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Computer aided fixture design: Recent research and trends

Hui Wang a,∗, Yiming (Kevin) Rong a,b , Hua Li b , Price Shaun b

a Department of Precision Instruments and Mechanology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

b Computer Aided Manufacturing Laboratory, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA, 01609, USA

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Article history: Widely used in manufacturing, fixtures have a direct impact upon product manufacturing quality, pro-

Received 7 April 2009 ductivity and cost, so much attention has already been paid to the research of computer aided fixture

Accepted 15 July 2010 design (CAFD) and many achievements in this field have been reported.

In this paper, a literature survey of computer aided fixture design and automation over the past decade

Keywords: is proposed. First, an introduction is given on the fixture applications in industry. Then, significant works

Computer aided fixture design done in the CAFD field, including their approaches, requirements and working principles are discussed.

Literature survey

Trend Finally, some prospective research trends are also discussed.

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