Abstract: An adaptive controller for a pressbrake has been designed, built, and tested. The controller measures force and displacement during the early part of the bend cycle to estimate workpiece ...

Abstract: The process of locating components in an available space while satisfying spatial relationships among the components is called packaging. The task requires extensive spatial reasoning about geometric ...

Abstract: In this paper, a method is proposed for the design optimization of structural components where both shape and topology are optimized. The boundaries of the shape of the structure are represented ...

Abstract: A manufacturing system consists of the following processes; design, materials selection and processing, assembly, and quality control. Maximum productivity of a given manufacturing system can be ...