Optimization of design tolerances through response surface approximations

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 762-767

  Jordaan, J P ^a   Ungerer, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ASSEMBLY MACHINES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

DESIGN TOLERANCES;

FITS AND TOLERANCES;

EID: 0036700519     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1381400     Document Type: Article

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