Research Article

A Digital Interface for the Part Designers and the Fixture Designers for a Reconfigurable Assembly System

Table 2

Fixture designer alternatives for a car body panel.

PartFixture configuration typeFixture designer options

LEP 011 (reconfigurable fixture)1, 3
LEP 011 (reconfigurable fixture)1, 6
SIP 033 (nonreconfigurable fixture)2, 4, 6
MIP 042 (nonreconfigurable fixture)5, 6, 7
SIP 053 (nonreconfigurable fixture)2, 8, 9