Optimal tolerance and clearance allocation in mechanisms to minimize manufacturing cost

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1B-1998, Issue , 1998, Pages

  Biswas, Arunava ^a   Kinzel, Gary L ^b  

^a Principal Consultant Oracle Corporation Central Industrial Services   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; FITS AND TOLERANCES; LIFE CYCLE; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CONFLICTING OBJECTIVES; EARLY DESIGN STAGES; MANUFACTURING COST; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES; MULTICRITERIA OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CAPABILITIES; SENSITIVITY TO VARIATIONS;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 85101076484     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC98/MECH-5940     Document Type: Conference Paper

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