PROCODE—automated coding system in group technology for rotational parts

TL;DR: A novel method for design decisions using a classified database is proposed which has the potential to improve product quality, shorten the design lead-time and reduce costs.

TL;DR: A number of practical issues complicate the implementation of any viable system and, while application of strict conventions for new CAD drawings would avoid many problems, it would not eliminate all of them.

TL;DR: Automatic setup planning has been an active area of research for a long time and nowadays cloud computing is also finding its application in setup planning.

TL;DR: This chapter describes computer aided process planning/setup planning, its various approaches and main constraints, and some important concepts in relation to process planning and setup planning, viz. features and their tool approach directions.

TL;DR: A system of software has been written which can analyze the solid model of a part and generate a group technology part code through the identification of form features, which could be automatically coded for variant process planning, design retrieval and other applications germane to part coding.

TL;DR: The basic principles of the fuzzy equivalent relation method for clustering analysis and the fuzzy pattern recognition are introduced and an example of an expert system using fuzzy mathematic methods to the classification of the parts is given.