Knowledge-Based System for Automatic Design of Bending Dies

This chapter describes a knowledge-based system (KBS) for automatic design of bending dies. The system is developed using the production rule based approach of artificial intelligence (AI). The overall system is organized in 3 subsystems and 19 modules. System modules are coded in visual basic 6.0 language. The system is integrated with inventor CAD software. The proposed system automates all activities of design of bending die and finally gives outputs in form of drawings of die components and die assembly. It eliminates the dependency on domain experts for die design. The system is easy to operate and its knowledge base can be modified and/or updated on the advancement in technology in future.

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