Title :
Assembly oriented design
Author :
Barnes, C.J. ; Dalgleish, G.F. ; Jared, G.E.M. ; Mei, H. ; Swift, K.G.
Author_Institution :
SIMS, Cranfield Univ., Bedford, UK
Abstract :
Product design is still commonly component rather than assembly oriented. Industry requirements have inspired a more holistic approach which is presented here. In this, proactive DFA is used in a process centred around assembly sequence construction. Early analysis and evaluation is enabled by geometric reasoning and expert system tools. Details of underlying principles and implementation are given together with a case study illustrating the benefits of the approach
Keywords :
CAD; assembly planning; design for manufacture; expert systems; product development; spatial reasoning; assembly oriented design; assembly sequence construction; expert system tools; geometric reasoning; holistic approach; product design; Assembly systems; Computer aided manufacturing; Construction industry; Design automation; Design engineering; Doped fiber amplifiers; Humans; Process design; Process planning; Product design;
Conference_Titel :
Assembly and Task Planning, 1999. (ISATP '99) Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Porto
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5704-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISATP.1999.782933
