Indexing and Retrieval in Machining Process Planning using Case-Based Reasoning
Abstract
To reduce the manufacturing time of a product, one effective way to develop a machining process plan for a new part is to retrieve a relevant case of process planning similar to a new desired part and then adapt the retrieved case to meet the new requirements. This paper proposes a mechanism for retrieval of process planning cases. The core of the retrieval mechanism contains: (1) a feature-based representation of a part and cutting processes; (2) indexing of a part; (3) a feature hierarchical structure based on cutting processes; and (4) a similarity metric used to measure the similarity between a new desired part and any old part in the case base. The application domain here is for axisymmetric part machining. A prototype based on the retrieval mechanism is implemented on a Sun workstation using the ACIS 3D-Toolkit from Spatial Technology Inc.
Recommended Citation
H. C. Chang et al., "Indexing and Retrieval in Machining Process Planning using Case-Based Reasoning," Artificial Intelligence in Engineering, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 1 - 13, Elsevier, Jan 2000.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0954-1810(99)00027-8
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0954-1810
Document Type
Article - Journal
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Citation
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text
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English
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Publication Date
01 Jan 2000
Comments
National Science Foundation, Grant DMI-9612067