Ford Motor Company has developed and deployed several knowledge-based applications for manufacturing. This paper discussed how the US car maker was able to successfully integrate AI into mainstream manufacturing processes and provide a competitive advantage. The paper also focused on process planning for manufacturing, ergonomic analysis of assembly processes, and machine translation of vehicle assembly build instructions
Published in:
Intelligent Systems, IEEE
(Volume:22
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Issue:
1
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Date of Publication: Jan.-Feb. 2007