Concurrent tolerance design for manufacture and assembly with a game theoretic approach

This paper proposes a game theoretic approach for concurrent tolerance design considering the practical manufacturing process and assembly process, to achieve lower manufacturing cost and good product assemblability. The optimization objectives and constraints for concurrent tolerance design for man...

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Published inInternational journal of advanced manufacturing technology Vol. 62; no. 1-4; pp. 303 - 316
Main Authors Lu, Cong, Zhao, Wan-Hua, Yu, Si-Jia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Springer-Verlag 01.09.2012
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Assemblability
CAE) and Design
Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD
Design for assembly
Design for manufacturability
Engineering
Evolutionary algorithms
Game theory
Genetic algorithms
Industrial and Production Engineering
Manufacturing execution systems
Mechanical Engineering
Media Management
Optimization
Original Article
Production costs
Tolerance design
Assemblability
Game theory
Manufacturing cost
Concurrent design
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Summary:This paper proposes a game theoretic approach for concurrent tolerance design considering the practical manufacturing process and assembly process, to achieve lower manufacturing cost and good product assemblability. The optimization objectives and constraints for concurrent tolerance design for manufacture and assembly are discussed, and the key technologies for concurrent tolerance design with game theory are investigated, including the strategy set division, payoff calculation, and Nash equilibrium evolution. An optimization algorithm is proposed to achieve concurrent tolerance design with a game theoretic approach, and the genetic algorithm is used to conclude the Nash equilibrium of the game for manufacture and assembly. Finally, a case study is given to verify the proposed approach.
ISSN:0268-3768
1433-3015
DOI:10.1007/s00170-011-3783-7