Locating error analysis and tolerance assignment for computer-aided fixture design

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 3529-3545

  Rong, Y ^a   Hu, W ^a   Kang, Y ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Yen, David W ^b  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b Delphi Automotive Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FITS AND TOLERANCES; FIXTURES (TOOLING); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FIXTURE COORDINATION SYSTEM; TOLERANCE ANALYSIS; VECTORIAL TOLERANCE ZONE DEFINITION;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 0035889176     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540110056243     Document Type: Article

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