Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	GR/L66236/01
Title:	FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION FOR COMPUTER AIDED ASSEMBLY PLANNING
Principal Investigator:	Gao, Professor JX
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Project Partners:	MBDA Pre Nexus Migration Rockwell Automotive LVS UK Ltd
Department:	Sch of Industrial and Manufacturing Scie
Organisation:	Cranfield University
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 March 1998	Ends:	31 May 2001	Value (£):	53,453
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Manufact. Enterprise Ops& Mgmt
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Aerospace, Defence and Marine Information Technologies
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The project is in the area of computer aided assembly planning for manufacturing and aerospace industry. The principle aim is to produce a functional specification and a generic methodology for assembly planning based on industrial requirements and to carry out a feasibility study of using Product Data Management (PDM) systems to integrate the planning system with CAD systems. The project will emphasise manual assembly of mechanical products, as the principles can be extended to suit robotic and automatic assembly. It is also anticipated that a step-by-step approach to the automation of assembly planning would be taken considering the complexity of the problem and the reality of manufacturing situations.
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