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The reuse of machining process, by which the process for a new mechanical part is determined by referencing to the existing and matured processes, is an effective way of improving manufacturing and supporting innovation. To conduct the effective reuse, it is necessary to express and retrieve a specific process. A kernel technique of the expression and the retrieval is to measure the similarity of part’s geometry variation during the machining. To address this problem, a general framework of measuring the similarity between parts is proposed in this work. The geometry variation sequence of intermediate process model was established, and then a method to measure its similarity was invented. Two case studies are rendered and the result reveals that the proposed method is effective and can provide the support for the process retrieval and reuse in industry.
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This work is supported by the Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi (Program No. 2019JQ-896) and the Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi (Program No. 2019GY-091), P.R. China.
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Chunlei Li is a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji Shaanxi, P. R. China. He received his Ph.D. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Manufacturing Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University. His research interests include digital design and manufacturing of complex products, intelligent process design and knowledge engineering.
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Li, C., Li, L. & Wang, X. Similarity measurement of the geometry variation sequence of intermediate process model. J Mech Sci Technol 35, 3089–3100 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-021-0631-z
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