... of an automobile. This paper aims to help automobile designers construct a hierarchical assembly system, develop a systematic approach to automated subassembly detection, and assembly sequencing in automobile body assembly planning. Modeling of an automobile assembly is given, based on precedence knowledge among...

... to demonstrate the developed method. 01 July 2002 01 July 2003 05 05 2004 product design beams (structures) assembly planning welding optimisation modular construction automotive components Modularity is a tested and proven strategy in product design. One short description...

... 2001 01 April 2003 22 01 2004 manufacturing processes sheet materials assembly planning Compliant sheet metal assembly is a manufacturing process where two or more sheet metal parts are joined together using various joining techniques. The result of this process...

... a configuration into a pair of pieces which we will call subconfigurations , as we assume every assembly plan is a series of assembly operations of a pair of parts or subassemblies. In order to decompose a configuration into a pair of subconfigurations, we have to select a group of connections to ‘break...

... production control assembly planning sensitivity analysis product development simulation Many products, including aircraft, automobiles, furniture, and home appliances, are constructed primarily from sheet metal parts. As these parts are large but relatively thin, they tend to be nonrigid. Hence...

... 2002 product development assembly planning image processing graph theory topology genetic algorithms Most structural products, from a simple chair frame to an automobile body, are manufactured through assembly of various components which have simpler geometries than the end product...

.... Contributed by the Design Automation Committee for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN . Manuscript received April 2001. Associate Editor: J. E. Renaud. 01 April 2001 06 08 2002 manufacturing processes design for manufacture automation assembly planning Multi-stage...

... received May 2000. Associate Editor: J. Cagan. 01 May 2000 06 08 2002 manufacturing processes assembling design for manufacture state-space methods assembly planning production control quality control Multi-station assembly processes generally refer to those processes...

...D. E. Foster and; R. J. Cipra 16 05 2002 assembly planning kinematics position control computer aided engineering Figure 6 was incorrectly printed. The following is the correct figure: 6 Five-bar linkage 2002 ASME ...

..., Computer Aided Mechanical Assembly Planning , Kluwer Academic. Srinivasan , H. , Shyamsundar , N. , and Gadh , R. , 1997 , “ A Framework for Virtual Disassembly Analysis ,” J. Intell. Manufact. , 8 , No. 4 , pp. 277 – 295 . Srinivasan , H. , Figueroa , R. , and Gadh , R...

... machine tools tolerance analysis design for manufacture CAD/CAM assembly planning Solid Freeform Fabrication refers to the class of processes that build parts using a layered manufacturing paradigm. A three-dimensional CAD model of the part is sliced into layers and the numerical data...

... origins, datums, key features, and key dimensions, and then blocking in the parts to fit in the locational scheme. CAD systems do not presently do a good job of supporting top-down design of assemblies. design engineering assembling kinematics CAD assembly planning 01 August 1999...

... for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN . Manurscript received Jun. 1999. Associate Editor: G. S. Chirikjian. 01 Jun 1999 assembly planning kinematics position control computer aided engineering An assembly configuration (AC), or a circuit, of a mechanism is a set...

... that were used for their production, and, • Part assembly and fastening schemes that were used. 01 Jun 1998 product development marketing design engineering manufacturing processes assembly planning In today’s competitive market environment, companies can no longer achieve...