A small displacement torsor model for tolerance analysis in a workpiece-fixture assembly

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

Volumn 223, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1005-1020

  Asante, J N ^a  

^a SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clamping error; Fixturing; Geometric error; Location accuracy; Small displacement torsor; Tolerance analysis

Indexed keywords

CLAMPING ERROR; FIXTURING; GEOMETRIC ERROR; LOCATION ACCURACY; SMALL DISPLACEMENT TORSOR; TOLERANCE ANALYSIS;

ERRORS; FIXTURES (TOOLING); LOCATION;

FITS AND TOLERANCES;

EID: 68849113579     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM1337     Document Type: Article

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