Optimal tolerance design of mechanical assemblies for economical manufacturing in the presence of alternative machines - A genetic algorithm-based hybrid methodology

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

Volumn 222, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 591-604

  Singh, P K ^a   Jain, P K ^b   Jain, S C ^b  

^a SANT LONGOWAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Design tolerances; Genetic algorithms; Machine selection; Manufacturing tolerances; MATLAB optimization toolbox; Overlapping and non overlapping precision ranges; Tolerance design

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MACHINE DESIGN; MATLAB; OPTIMIZATION; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

(I ,J) CONDITIONS; CONVENTIONAL OPTIMIZATION; CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; GLOBAL SOLUTIONS; HYBRID APPROACHES; HYBRID METHODOLOGY; INDIVIDUAL DIMENSIONS; MANUFACTURING CONSIDERATIONS; MANUFACTURING PROCESSES; MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES; MECHANICAL ASSEMBLIES; NON-LINEAR; NON-TRADITIONAL; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMIZ ATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; ROOT SUM SQUARES; SEARCH SPACES; SEQUENTIAL APPROACH; TOLERANCE DESIGN; WORST CASE;

FITS AND TOLERANCES;

EID: 46749098356     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM967     Document Type: Article

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