A subassembly identification method for truss structures manufacturing based on community detection. Issue 3 (3rd August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cao, Hao; Mo, Rong; Wan, Neng; Shang, Fang; Li, Chunlei; Zhang, Dongliang
• Is Part Of: Assembly automation. Volume 35:Issue 3(2015)
• Page Start: 249
• Page End: 258
• Publication Date: 2015-08-03
• Subjects: Automation -- Periodicals; Automatic machinery -- Periodicals; Assembly-line methods -- Periodicals; Industrial engineering -- Periodicals; 670.42705
• DOI: 10.1108/AA-02-2015-011
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0144-5154

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Purpose</title> <p> – The purpose of this paper is to present an automated method for complicated truss structure subassembly identification. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Design/methodology/approach</title> <p> – A community-detecting algorithm is introduced and adapted to reach the target. The ratio between oriented bounding boxes of parts is used as the weight to reflect the compact degree of assembly relationships. The authors also propose a method to merge nodes together at cut-vertex in model, by which the solving process could be accelerated. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Findings</title> <p> – This method could identify the subassemblies of complex truss structures according to the specific requirements. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Research limitations/implications</title> <p> – This research area is limited to truss structures. This research offers a new method in assembly sequences planning area. It could identify subassemblies in complex truss structures, with which the existing method is not adequate to deal. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Practical implications</title> <p> – This method could facilitate the complex truss structures assembly planning, lower the human errors and reduce the planning time. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Social implications</title> <p> – The method could inspire general assembly analysis planning. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Originality/value</title> <p> – All authors of this paper confirm that this manuscript is original and has not been submitted or published elsewhere.</p> </sec> </abstract>