Fixture design methodology for sheet metal assembly using computer simulations

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering Division, MED

Volumn 14, Issue , 2003, Pages 321-328

  Dahlström, Stefan ^a   Camelio, Jaime A ^b  

^a VOLVO CAR CORPORATION   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY MACHINES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; PRODUCT DESIGN; RIGIDITY; SHEET METAL; STIFFNESS; WELDING;

CUTTING FORCES; FIXTURE DESIGN METHODOLOGY;

FIXTURES (TOOLING);

EID: 1842486161     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2003-41370     Document Type: Conference Paper

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