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Publication date: 1 September 1997

Rondall E. Jones, Terri L. Calton and Ralph R. Peters

The Intelligent Systems and Robotics Center at Sandia National Laboratories supports several ongoing projects oriented towards enabling the creation of more automatic and…

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The Intelligent Systems and Robotics Center at Sandia National Laboratories supports several ongoing projects oriented towards enabling the creation of more automatic and effective robotic assembly systems, especially for small lot production. Two of these projects are Archimedes, which is an automatic assembly planning system, and HoldFast, which automatically designs optimal form‐closure fixtures. These technologies have application in many automated assembly contexts, whether robotic or not. Discusses the current state and applications of these two technologies. Both are based on use of a 3D CAD model, which currently must be converted to ACIS form for processing. Archimedes reasons about the liaisons between parts, then derives an assembly plan that is geometrically valid. This plan is improved by interaction with the user, who adds “constraints” to guide replanning. Facilities to define and search for a user’s “optimal” plan are under development. Given a workpiece shape, task constraints, and a description of a fixture kit, HoldFast finds the optimal fixture that can be made from the kit to hold the workpiece in form‐closure.

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Assembly Automation, vol. 17 no. 3
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ISSN: 0144-5154

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Publication date: 1 December 1998

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Assembly Automation, vol. 18 no. 4
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ISSN: 0144-5154

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Publication date: 30 July 2014

Michael L. Wehmeyer, Karrie Shogren, Miguel Angel Verdugo, Laura Nota, Salvatore Soresi, Suk-Hyang Lee and Yves Lachapelle

Historically, the condition we now refer to as intellectual disability has been conceptualized using models that were extension of the medical model. Recent advances, however…

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Historically, the condition we now refer to as intellectual disability has been conceptualized using models that were extension of the medical model. Recent advances, however, have emphasized person-environment fit models of disability that view disability, intellectual, and other cognitive disabilities, as the lack of fit between a person’s capacities and the demands of the context. This chapter examines these shifts in conceptualization and the ways in which this changes how interventions are designed to provide support to enable people with intellectual disability to live, learn, work, and play in their communities. Such interventions and supports include issues pertaining to Universal Design for Learning, multi-tiered systems of supports, and the primacy of promoting the self-determination of people with disabilities. The importance of efforts to promote social inclusion is also discussed, as well as strategies to promote transition to adulthood. Authors from several countries provide examples of how these new intervention paradigms are being implemented across the world.

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Special Education International Perspectives: Biopsychosocial, Cultural, and Disability Aspects
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ISBN: 978-1-78441-045-2

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