Abstract
In this paper, groups of individual features, i.e., a point, a line, and a plane, are called clusters and are used to constrain sufficiently the relative location of adjacent parts. A new mathematical model for representing size and geometric tolerances is applied to a point-line cluster of features that is used to align adjacent parts in two-dimensional space. First, tolerance-zones are describedfor the point-line cluster. A Tolerance-Map® (Patent no. 69638242), a hypothetical volume of points, is then established which is the range of a mapping from all possible locations for the features in the cluster. A picture frame assembly of four parts is used to illustrate the accumulations of manufacturing variations, and the T-Maps® provide stackup relations that can be used to allocate size and orientational tolerances. This model is one part of a bilevel model that we are developing for size and geometric tolerances. At the local level the model deals with the permitted variations in a tolerance zone, while at the global level it interrelates all the frames of reference on apart or assembly.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 782-792 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Mechanical Design - Transactions of the ASME |
Volume | 129 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Computer Science Applications
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design