Motion planning for PLM: state of the art and perspectives
by Jean-Paul Laumond
International Journal of Product Lifecycle Management (IJPLM), Vol. 1, No. 2, 2006

Abstract: This paper presents an overview of algorithmic motion planning techniques together with their current and potential applications to PLM. After introducing the main concepts that appeared in the late '70s in robotics, the paper focuses on probabilistic techniques of the '90s, which constitute a technological breakthrough, with respect to the deterministic approaches developed in the '80s. We then see applications in manufacturing (robot programming), CAD/CAM design (mechanical part assembly), as well as in Process Engineering (maintenance operation in industrial facilities).

Online publication date: Mon, 16-Jan-2006

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