Today's aerospace structural assembly environment is characterized by low flexibility and efficiency, and little use of automation. To address these problems in a small-batch-size manufacturing environment while increasing quality and surge capability, the Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories have initiated an Intelligent Automated Assembly Thrust. A key element of this thrust is the computer-integrated factory, whose principal components are communications networks, computer-aided design, computer-aided assembly sequence planning, computer-integrated quality assurance, flexible assembly subsystems, intelligent production control and dynamic scheduling systems.
Vertical computer systems integration for aerospace assembly
Vertikale Integration von Rechnersystemen bei der Montage in der Raumfahrttechnik
Technical Paper. Society of Manufacturing Engineers ; Sep ; 1-17
1987
17 Seiten, 3 Bilder, 4 Tabellen, 4 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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