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Tolerances modeling in assemblies: An approach based on graphs

Abstract:

In the mechanical design process, the interpretation of geometrical and dimensional tolerances is a common task in a products life cycle because tolerances are of decisive importance in the decisions related to cost and quality. At present, there are numerous approaches and investigations related to the modeling of tolerances in mechanical assemblies, related to Computer Aided Design Systems. The goal of this paper is to show a method to modeling an assembly based on a graph map structure, to guarantee the resolution of dimensional chains and tolerance analysis. In this process, which is based on a graph map structure, the dimensional chains associated to the functional requirements that influence the relative location of the parts are determined. A subset of a belt conveyor as an example, illustrates the proposed method. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.