... 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...

... of the full exchange of components 1 . product design beams (structures) assembly planning welding optimisation modular construction automotive components 01 July 2002 01 July 2003 05 05 2004 Contributed by the Design Automation Committee for publication...

.... 01 July 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...

.... Homem de Mello , L. S. , and Sanderson , A. C. , 1990 , “ AND/OR Graph Representation of Assembly Plans ,” IEEE Trans. Rob. Autom. , 6 ( 2 ), pp. 188 – 199 . Homem de Mello , L. S. , and Sanderson , A. C. , 1991 , “ A Correct and Complete Algorithm for the Generation...

... 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...

... 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. Assembly synthesis is the decision...

... 2001 06 08 2002 manufacturing processes design for manufacture automation assembly planning Multi-stage molding refers to a molding process in which multiple materials are added in a sequence to produce multi-material objects. Multi-stage molding technique can be used to create...

... manufacturing processes assembling design for manufacture state-space methods assembly planning production control quality control Multi-station assembly processes generally refer to those processes involving more than one workstation to manufacture a complex product. For example...

...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 ...

... OF MECHANICAL DESIGN . Manuscript received Sept. 1999; revised Apr. 2000. Associate Technical Editor: M. A. Ganter. 01 Sept 1999 01 Apr 2000 design engineering assembly planning design for manufacture production manufacturing processes Design for Disassembly Selective Disassembly...

.... Vance. 01 Sept 1999 manufacturing processes 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...

... and Robotics Committee for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN . Manuscript received August 1999. Associate Editor: C. Innocenti 01 August 1999 design engineering assembling kinematics CAD assembly planning The design of mechanical assemblies involves a number of steps...

... 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 of contiguous positions...

... engineering manufacturing processes assembly planning In today’s competitive market environment, companies can no longer achieve success through the mass production of a limited number of products. Companies competing in every segment of consumer goods and services are pursuing aggressive product...