Simultaneous optimal selection of design and manufacturing tolerances with alternative manufacturing process selection

CAD Computer Aided Design

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-218

  Sivakumar, K ^a   Balamurugan, C ^b   Ramabalan, S ^c  

^a BANNARI AMMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b M A M COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^c E G S PILLAY ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Alternative manufacturing process selection; Intelligent algorithms Elitist Non dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA II); Multi objective Particle Swarm Optimization (MOPSO); Tolerance design

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS; ASSEMBLABILITY; ASSEMBLY LINE; COMPUTATIONAL EFFORT; DESIGN TOLERANCES; ELITIST NON-DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHMS; FEASIBLE DESIGN; FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE; INTELLIGENT ALGORITHMS; MANUFACTURING COST; MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES; MECHANICAL DESIGN; MECHANICAL PRODUCT; MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MULTI OBJECTIVE; MULTI OBJECTIVE PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION; MULTI-CRITERION; NSGA-II; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMAL SELECTION; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; PARETO-OPTIMAL FRONT; SOFTWARE-BASED; TIGHT TOLERANCES; TOLERANCE DESIGN; TOLERANCE SPECIFICATIONS; TOLERANCE SYNTHESIS; WEIGHTED OBJECTIVE FUNCTION;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DESIGN; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MANUFACTURE; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PARETO PRINCIPLE; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SCREENING;

FITS AND TOLERANCES;

EID: 78650089075     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cad.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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