1 Fixtures and flexible manufacturing systems. - 1. 1 Introduction. - 1. 2 AMT and fixtures. - 1. 3 Fixture strategies for FMS. - 1. 4 References. - 2 Fixture design fundamentals. - 2. 1 Introduction. - 2. 2 Definitions. - 2. 3 Fixture design. - 2. 4 Design outcomes. - 2. 5 Design criteria. - 2. 6 Design techniques. - 2. 7 Conclusions. - 2. 8 References. - 3 Tolerance control and location surfaces. - 3. 1 Manufacturing tolerance stacks. - 3. 2 Tolerance charts. - 3. 3 A new tolerance charting algorithm. - 3. 4 CAPPFD. - 3. 5 Conclusions. - 3. 6 References. - 4 Flexible fixture systems. - 4. 1 Introduction. - 4. 2 Evaluation of fixture systems. - 4. 3 Flexible fixturing. - 4. 4 Conclusions. - 4. 5 References. - 5 Computer-aided fixture design. - 5. 1 Computer-aided design of fixtures. - 5. 2 Approaches in fixture design. - 5. 3 Fixture design techniques. - 5. 4 Fixture design systems. - 5. 5 A variant fixture design system using GT. - 5. 6 A generative fixture design system using an expert system. - 5. 7 References. - 6 Analysis methods for workpiece distortion and deflection. - 6. 1 Introduction. - 6. 2 Clamping devices. - 6. 3 Machining forces force models for milling and drilling. - 6. 4 Theoretical formulation of workpiece deformation using analytical methods. - 6. 5 Conclusions. - 6. 6 References. - 7 Future trends and developments in fixturing methodologies. - 7. 1 Introduction. - 7. 2 An industrial perspective on fixture design. - 7. 3 Future design methodologies. - 7. 4 Fixturing techniques. - 7. 5 References. Language: English