A BOOLEAN ALGEBRA APPROACH TO HIGH-LEVEL PROCESS PLANNINGby Hugh Jack, Department of Mechanical Engineering aculty of Engineering Science Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Graduate Studies, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, November 1993 1. ABSTRACT1. AKNOWLEGEMENTS1. NOMENCLATURE1. GLOSSARY1. INTRODUCTION1. PROCESS PLANNING1. PRODUCT MODELLING1. A REVIEW OF AI PLANNING TECHNIQUES1. PLANNING TO FIND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES1. OPERATION PLANNING1. TEST CASES1. CONCLUSIONS1. FUTURE WORK1. REFERENCES |