Optimum design of component tolerances of assemblies using constraint networks

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-163

  Yang, Christopher C ^a   Achutha Naikan, V N ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Interval constraint network; Manufacturing cost; Tolerance analysis; Tolerance design; Tolerance synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BACKPROPAGATION; COSTS; FITS AND TOLERANCES; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OPTIMIZATION;

INTERVAL CONSTRAINT NETWORK;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037432975     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(02)00415-2     Document Type: Article

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