Important issues in tolerance design of mechanical assemblies. Part 2: Tolerance synthesis

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

Volumn 223, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1249-1287

  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

Mechanical assemblies; Tolerance design; Tolerance synthesis

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY TOLERANCE; INDIVIDUAL DIMENSIONS; INTERACTIVE PROCESS; MECHANICAL ASSEMBLIES; MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY PRODUCT; TOLERANCE ANALYSIS; TOLERANCE DESIGN; TOLERANCE SYNTHESIS;

DESIGN; TERMINOLOGY;

FITS AND TOLERANCES;

EID: 70349337457     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM1304B     Document Type: Article

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