Title :
A shape metric for design-for-assembly
Author :
Kim, Gerard J. ; Bekey, George A. ; Goldberg, Kenneth Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The authors introduce a quantitative shape metric for planar parts, called feedability, based on a stochastic parts feeding algorithm reported by K. Goldberg et al., (1990,1991). Although feedability is only one possible metric for design-for-assembly (DFA), it relates one aspect of assembly cost directly to part geometry. Therefore, based on feedability, a set of geometric redesign strategies can be produced. The application of feedability to DFA is illustrated and compared with other DFA methods
Keywords :
CAD/CAM; assembling; CAD/CAM; design-for-assembly; feedability; geometric redesign strategies; part geometry; planar parts; shape metric; stochastic parts feeding algorithm; Assembly; Computer aided manufacturing; Costs; Design automation; Doped fiber amplifiers; Geometry; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing processes; Product design; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1992. Proceedings., 1992 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2720-4
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1992.220172
