Optimising tolerance allocation for mechanical components correlated by selective assembly

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 349-355

  Chen, Ming Shang ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Kuhn Tucker theorem; Lagrange multiplier method; Nonlinear programming; Optimal tolerance allocation; Selective assembly; Statistical model

Indexed keywords

KUHN-TUCKER; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIER METHOD; OPTIMAL TOLERANCE ALLOCATION; SELECTIVE ASSEMBLY; STATISTICAL MODELS;

COERCIVE FORCE; FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION;

FITS AND TOLERANCES;

EID: 79953766367     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01179810     Document Type: Article

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