Methods and Tools for Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Advanced CREST Course on Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM 83) Karlsruhe, Germany, September 5 to 16, 1983

CAD-systems and their interface with CAM....Pages 1-52
Methodology of process planning....Pages 53-59
Development of APT and EXAPT....Pages 60-67
Working techniques of computer-aided process planning....Pages 68-78
Graphical simulation of manufacturing processes in process planning....Pages 79-84
Systems for computer aided process planning including quality control....Pages 85-99
The CAPSY process planning system....Pages 100-105
Planning of assembly sequences....Pages 106-112
N/C-technology....Pages 113-118
N/C-programming on the shop floor using graphical simulation techniques....Pages 119-123
Programming of robots using graphical techniques....Pages 124-132
Integrated aspects of technological planning....Pages 133-137
Production control and information systems....Pages 138-178
Evolutionary trends in generative process planning....Pages 179-193
Methodology to design computer integrated manufacturing and control of manufacturing unit....Pages 194-265
Modular computer controls for manufacturing equipment....Pages 266-328
Quality assurance and machine vision for inspection....Pages 329-377
Programming a vision system....Pages 378-388
Programming languages for manipulation and vision in industrial robots....Pages 389-410
Towards automatic error recovery in robot programs....Pages 411-416
Design for assembly....Pages 417-452
Economic analysis of computer integrated manufacturing systems....Pages 453-482
Present state and future trends in the development of programming languages for manufacturing....Pages 483-528