Assembly Automation: Volume 35 Issue 4

A zigzag path based joining method for fuselage panels in digital assembly

Qing Wang, Yadong Dou, Jiangxiong Li, Yinglin Ke

The purpose of this paper is to design a reasonable joining path and achieve assembly automation for multiple arc-shaped panels. A fuselage panel is primarily composed of skins…

Auto-body assembly process fault diagnosis based on a dynamic variation modeling approach

Yinhua Liu, Xialiang Ye, Feixiang Ji, Sun Jin

– This paper aims to provide a new dynamic modeling approach for root cause detection of the auto-body assembly variation.

Influence of assembly predicate consideration on optimal assembly sequence generation

M. V. A. Raju Bahubalendruni, Bibhuti Bhusan Biswal, Manish Kumar, Radharani Nayak

The purpose of this paper is to find out the significant influence of assembly predicate consideration on optimal assembly sequence generation (ASG) in terms of search space…

An adaptive BPSO algorithm for multi-skilled workers assignment problem in aircraft assembly lines

Bo Xin, Yuan Li, Jianfeng Yu, Jie Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the multi-skilled workers assignment problem in complex assembly systems such as aircraft assembly lines. An adaptive binary particle…

Coordination error control for accurate positioning in movable robotic drilling

Biao Mei, Weidong Zhu, Huiyue Dong, Yinglin Ke

This paper aims to propose a roadmap to control the robot–subassembly (R–S) coordination errors in movable robotic drilling. Fastener hole drilling for multi-station aircraft…

Workspace, dexterity and dimensional optimization of microhexapod

E. Rouhani, M. J. Nategh

The purpose of this paper is to study the workspace and dexterity of a microhexapod which is a 6-degrees of freedom (DOF) parallel compliant manipulator, and also to investigate…

A new design tool for DFA/DFD based on rating factors

Devdas Shetty, Ahad Ali

The purpose of this paper is to develop a tool design for assembly and disassembly using rating factors. Design engineers need an automated tool to effectively analyze the ease of…

Improvement of location and orientation tolerances propagation control in cylindrical components assembly using stack-build assembly technique

Lei Wang, Chuanzhi Sun, Jiubin Tan, Bo Zhao, Gu Wan

This paper aims to provide an assembly method to improve cylindrical components assembly quality. The proposed method not only could be applied to tolerance allocation, but also…

Proximity query based on second order cone programming using convex superquadrics: a static collision detection algorithm for narrow-phase

Lin Chen, Chongqi Ni, Junjie Feng, Jun Dai, Bingqiong Huang, Huaping Liu, Haihong Pan

This paper aims to find an objects representation scheme with high precision and to compute the objects’ separation distance effectively in final analysis. Proximity queries have…

Real-virtual interaction in AR assembly simulation based on component contact handling strategy

X. Wang, S.K. Ong, A.Y.C. Nee

This paper aims to propose and implement an integrated augmented-reality (AR)-aided assembly environment to incorporate the interaction between real and virtual components, so…