Integrated Tolerance and Fixture Layout Design for Compliant Sheet Metal Assemblies
Part tolerances and fixture layouts are two pivotal factors in the geometrical quality of a compliant assembly. The independent design and optimization of these factors for compliant assemblies have been thoroughly studied. However, this paper presents the dependency of these factors and, consequent...
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| author | Abolfazl Rezaei Aderiani Martin Hallmann Kristina Wärmefjord Benjamin Schleich Rikard Söderberg Sandro Wartzack |
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| description | Part tolerances and fixture layouts are two pivotal factors in the geometrical quality of a compliant assembly. The independent design and optimization of these factors for compliant assemblies have been thoroughly studied. However, this paper presents the dependency of these factors and, consequently, the demand for an integrated design of them. A method is developed in order to address this issue by utilizing compliant variation simulation tools and evolutionary optimization algorithms. Thereby, integrated and non-integrated optimization of the tolerances and fixture layouts are conducted for an industrial sample case. The objective of this optimization is defined as minimizing the production cost while fulfilling the geometrical requirements. The results evidence the superiority of the integrated approach to the non-integrated in terms of the production cost and geometrical quality of the assemblies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ce0ebcc52d647789c39e784cb8edd3e2023-12-11T16:45:46ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-02-01114164610.3390/app11041646Integrated Tolerance and Fixture Layout Design for Compliant Sheet Metal AssembliesAbolfazl Rezaei Aderiani0Martin Hallmann1Kristina Wärmefjord2Benjamin Schleich3Rikard Söderberg4Sandro Wartzack5Department of Industrial and Materials Science, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Gothenburg, SwedenEngineering Design, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, GermanyDepartment of Industrial and Materials Science, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Gothenburg, SwedenEngineering Design, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, GermanyDepartment of Industrial and Materials Science, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Gothenburg, SwedenEngineering Design, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, GermanyPart tolerances and fixture layouts are two pivotal factors in the geometrical quality of a compliant assembly. The independent design and optimization of these factors for compliant assemblies have been thoroughly studied. However, this paper presents the dependency of these factors and, consequently, the demand for an integrated design of them. A method is developed in order to address this issue by utilizing compliant variation simulation tools and evolutionary optimization algorithms. Thereby, integrated and non-integrated optimization of the tolerances and fixture layouts are conducted for an industrial sample case. The objective of this optimization is defined as minimizing the production cost while fulfilling the geometrical requirements. The results evidence the superiority of the integrated approach to the non-integrated in terms of the production cost and geometrical quality of the assemblies.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/4/1646tolerance-cost optimizationfixture layout optimizationvariation simulationsnon-rigid assemblies |
| spellingShingle | Abolfazl Rezaei Aderiani Martin Hallmann Kristina Wärmefjord Benjamin Schleich Rikard Söderberg Sandro Wartzack Integrated Tolerance and Fixture Layout Design for Compliant Sheet Metal Assemblies Applied Sciences tolerance-cost optimization fixture layout optimization variation simulations non-rigid assemblies |
| title | Integrated Tolerance and Fixture Layout Design for Compliant Sheet Metal Assemblies |
| title_full | Integrated Tolerance and Fixture Layout Design for Compliant Sheet Metal Assemblies |
| title_fullStr | Integrated Tolerance and Fixture Layout Design for Compliant Sheet Metal Assemblies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrated Tolerance and Fixture Layout Design for Compliant Sheet Metal Assemblies |
| title_short | Integrated Tolerance and Fixture Layout Design for Compliant Sheet Metal Assemblies |
| title_sort | integrated tolerance and fixture layout design for compliant sheet metal assemblies |
| topic | tolerance-cost optimization fixture layout optimization variation simulations non-rigid assemblies |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/4/1646 |
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