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Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing 27 (2011) 1–12 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing journal homepage: /locate/rcim Review A review and analysis of current computer-aided fixture design approaches Iain Boyle a,n, Yiming Rong a, David C. Brown b a CAM Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609, USA b Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609, USA a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: A key characteristic of the modern market place is the consumer demand for variety. To respond Received 17 September 2009 effectively to this demand, manufacturers need to ensure that their manufacturing practices are Received in revised form sufficiently flexible to allow them to achieve rapid product development. Fixturing, which involves 12 May 2010 using fixtures to secure workpieces during machining so that they can be transformed into parts that Accepted 27 May 2010 meet required design specifications, is a significant contributing factor towards achieving manufactur- ing flexibility. To enable flexible fixturing, considerable levels of research effort have been devoted to Keywords: