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FIGURE 9.2<br />

product specifications are captured, this information will be analyzed and propagated into the detailed<br />

design of individual components. Spatial relationships will be introduced to capture designers’ intents<br />

through assembly processes and to propagate them as constraints to determine the form and functions<br />

of the design in general, as well as in automatic assembly (Liu, 1990; Liu, 1991; Nnaji, 1988).<br />

Types of Spatial Relationships<br />

The types of spatial relationships adopted make the kinematic aspect primary, relegating the contact<br />

aspect to being something that can be verified (and captured as a designer’s intention) once a definite<br />

© 2001 by CRC Press LLC<br />

The relationships between features and specifications.

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