Assembly precedence diagram generation through assembly tiers determination. Issue 10 (2nd October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pintzos, George; Triantafyllou, Christos; Papakostas, Nikolaos; Mourtzis, Dimitris; Chryssolouris, George
• Is Part Of: International journal of computer integrated manufacturing. Volume 29:Issue 10(2016)
• Page Start: 1045
• Page End: 1057
• Publication Date: 2016-10-02
• Subjects: assembly planning -- CAD -- disassembly -- precedence diagram -- computer-aided engineering; Computer integrated manufacturing systems -- Periodicals; 670.427
• DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2015.1130260
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0951-192X

Abstract

Abstract : The extraction of assembly information from product data has been researched for the past three decades, mainly due to the advancements in computer performance and CAD-related software. However, the manipulation and processing of CAD data for the automatic generation of assembly information have only been recently researched. This paper presents a methodology for extracting assembly information from product data. The methodology is based on a novel idea of assembly tiers for the separation of parts to be assembled into groups based on their geometric characteristics. The methodology is applied as a software extension to a commercial CAD software and is demonstrated through a number of industrial case studies.