Robust design via tolerance analysis in the conceptual design stage

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 1999, Pages 1323-1330

  Parkinson, Alan ^a   Chase, Kenneth ^a   Rogers, Matt ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual design; Key parameters; Robust design; Tolerance analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN;

CONCEPT EVALUATION; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN STAGES; DETAILED DESIGN; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MECHANICAL DESIGN; ROBUST DESIGN METHODS; TOLERANCE ANALYSIS; VECTOR LOOP METHOD;

FITS AND TOLERANCES;

EID: 33746602531     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC99/DAC-8577     Document Type: Conference Paper

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