This paper describes a system for the automatic recognition of assembly features and the generation of disassembly sequences. The paper starts by reviewing the nature and use of assembly features. One of the conclusions drawn from this survey is that the majority of assembly features involve sets of spatially adjacent faces. Two principle types of adjacency relationships are identified and an algorithm is presented for identifying assembly features which arise from “spatial” and “contact” face adjacency relationships (known as s-adjacency and c-adjacency respectively). The algorithm uses an octree representation of a B-rep model to support the geometric reasoning required to locate assembly features on disjoint bodies. A pointerless octree representation is generated by recursively sub-dividing the assembly model’s bounding box into octants which are used to locate: 1. Those portions of faces which are c-adjacent (i.e. they effectively touch within the tolerance of the octree). 2. Those portions of faces which are s-adjacent to a nominated face. The resulting system can locate and partition spatially adjacent faces in a wide range of situations and at different resolutions. The assembly features located are recorded as attributes in the B-rep model and are then used to generate a disassembly sequence plan for the assembly. This sequence plan is represented by a transition state tree which incorporates knowledge of the availability of feasible gripping features. By way of illustration, the algorithm is applied to several trial components
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Automatic Assembly Feature Recognition and Disassembly Sequence Generation
Raymond C. W. Sung,
e-mail: r.c.w.sung@hw.ac.uk
Raymond C. W. Sung
Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
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Jonathan R. Corney,
e-mail: j.r.corney@hw.ac.uk
Jonathan R. Corney
Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
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Doug E. R. Clark
Doug E. R. Clark
Department of Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
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Raymond C. W. Sung
Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
e-mail: r.c.w.sung@hw.ac.uk
Jonathan R. Corney
Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
e-mail: j.r.corney@hw.ac.uk
Doug E. R. Clark
Department of Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
Contributed by the Computer Aided Product Development (CAPD) Committee for publication in the JOURNALOF COMPUTINGAND INFORMATION SCIENCEIN ENGINEERING. Manuscript received August 2001; revised manuscript received October 2001. Associate Editors: D. Anderson, K. Lee.
J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. Dec 2001, 1(4): 291-299 (9 pages)
Published Online: October 1, 2001
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Sung, R. C. W., Corney, J. R., and Clark, D. E. R. (October 1, 2001). "Automatic Assembly Feature Recognition and Disassembly Sequence Generation ." ASME. J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. December 2001; 1(4): 291–299. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1429931
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