A BOOLEAN ALGEBRA APPROACH TO HIGH-LEVEL PROCESS PLANNING

by 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

A BOOLEAN ALGEBRA APPROACH TO HIGH-LEVEL PROCESS PLANNING

1. ABSTRACT

1. AKNOWLEGEMENTS

1. NOMENCLATURE

1. GLOSSARY

1. INTRODUCTION

1. PROCESS PLANNING

1. PRODUCT MODELLING

1. A REVIEW OF AI PLANNING TECHNIQUES

1. PLANNING TO FIND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

1. OPERATION PLANNING

1. TEST CASES

1. CONCLUSIONS

1. FUTURE WORK

1. REFERENCES