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In this paper the methodical techniques applied by the human process planning expertise is simulated. It considers the process plans design, or process selection. Software modules are designed to generate a process plan or several plans for a new part according to the input data from its engineering drawing. A specific module for each surface type, to match the surface parametric data and the required quantities with respect to the capability matrices, in order to locate the most eligible process plan is identified and used.
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Radwan, A. A practical approach to a process planning expert system for manufacturing processes. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 11, 75–84 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008956125515
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