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VIRTUAL ASSEMBLY ANALYSIS: STANDARD TOLERANCE ANALYSIS COMPARED TO MANUFACTURING SIMULATION AND RELATIVE POSITIONING
Stockinger, A.; Wittmann, S.; Martinek, M.; Meerkamm, H.; Wartzack, S.
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2010
Editor:
Marjanovic D., Storga M., Pavkovic N., Bojcetic N.
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DESIGN SUPPORT TOOLS
Page(s):
1421-1430
Abstract:
Tolerance analysis methods are used in design to prevent a loss of profit caused by geometric manufacturing deviations. Main drawback of these methods is their high level of abstraction and simplification. Therefore, we propose a method to include manufacturing deviations of parts by means of variational Finite Element Analysis and to perform a simulation of the assembly process. The proposed work methodology is explained and compared with state-of-the-art methods of statistical tolerancing. A case study of a deep-drawing assembly is presented to outline the benefits of the presented approach.
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