CAD-based integrated tolerancing system

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2891-2910

  Ramani, B ^a   Cheraghi, S H ^b   Twomey, J M ^b  

^a Dimensional Control Systems Inc   (United States)

^b Wichita State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FITS AND TOLERANCES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

ASSEMBLY DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCE TREE; DIMENSION BLOCK DIAGRAM ALGORITHM; INTEGRATED TOLERANCING SYSTEM; TOLERANCE ANALYSIS; TOLERANCING;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032187487     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075498192535     Document Type: Article

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