Preface; Ch1. Background; 1.1 Mass customization and fixture design in m anufacturing; 1.2 Introduction to Computer-Aided Fixture Design; 1.3 Rec ent development of CAFD; 1.4 Objectives; content; and organization of th e book; Ch 2. Machining Setup Planning; 2.1 Feature representation of in ter-setup tolerance stack-up; Manufacturing resource model; 2.4 Setup pl anning generation; 2.5 System implementation; Ch.3 Fixture Planning; 3.1 Geometric model of fixturing; 3.2 Kinetic model of fixturing; 3.3 Fixtu re locating datum surface determination; 3.4 Fixture locating position o ptimization; 3.5 Fixture clamping design and optimization; 3.6 System im plementation; Ch. 4 Fixture Configuration Design; 4.1 Automated modular fixture design; 4.2 Automated permanent fixture design with pre-defined component types; 4.3 Variation fixture design for part families; 4.4 Com puter-aided fixture design with operation constraints; Ch. 5 Fixture Des ign Verification; 5.1 Geometric constraint verification; 5.2 Locating to lerance verification; 5.3 Locating tolerance assignment; 5.4 Fixturing s urface accessibility verification; 5.6 Minimum clamping force determinat