Integration of measurement planning with aggregate product modelling for spacecraft design and assembly

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 220, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1687-1695

  Maropoulos, P ^a   Zhang, D ^b   Rolt, S ^b   Chapman, P ^b   Rogers, B ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assembly; Error propagation; Laser metrology; Product modelling

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE PRODUCTS; ASSEMBLY ERROR; ASSEMBLY LEVELS; ASSEMBLY PROCESS; CLOSED LOOPS; COMPLEX PRODUCTS; DESIGN STAGE; DIMENSIONAL VARIATIONS; ERROR PROPAGATION MODEL; ERROR SOURCES; FINISHED PRODUCTS; FULL INTEGRATION; LASER METROLOGY; MEASUREMENT PLANNING; MEASUREMENT PROCESS; MEASUREMENT STRATEGIES; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; PROCESS FLOWS; PROCESS INTEGRATION; PRODUCT MODELLING; PRODUCTION PROCESS; SPACECRAFT DESIGN; TOLERANCING;

COORDINATION REACTIONS; INTEGRATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 43649085661     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM391     Document Type: Article

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