Design for Tolerance of Electro-Mechanical Assemblies

Tolerancing decisions can profoundly impact the quality and cost of electro-mechanical assemblies. Existing approaches to tolerance analysis and synthesis in design entail detailed knowledge of geometry of the assemblies and are mostly applicable during advanced stages of design, leading to a less than optimal design process. During the design process of assemblies, both the assembly structure and associated tolerance information evolve continuously. Therefore, significant gains can be achieved by effectively using this information to influence the design of the assembly. Motivated by this, we identify and explore two goals for future research that we believe can enhance the scope of tolerancing for the entire design process. The first goal is to advance tolerancing decisions to the earliest possible stages of design. This issue raises the need for effective representation of tolerancing information during different stages of design and for effective assembly modeling. The second goal ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1998
• Where: ICRA
• Authors: Rachuri Sudarsan, Y. Narahari, Kevin W. Lyons, Ram D. Sriram, M. R. Duffey
• Keywords: Design Process, ICRA 1998, Robotics, Tolerance Analysis, Tolerancing