Computer-Aided Design of Flexible Assembly Systems. Final Report

摘要

The goal of the project is to better understand product and system design issues associated with flexible assembly. As a result of prior research and extensive work with industry on these topics, researchers identified the following knowledge gaps for study: (1) development of a systematic methodology for coordinated design of products and processes, especially assembly; (2) determination, enumeration, and evaluation of alternate assembly sequences; (3) economic analysis methods for assembly systems and processes, including the effects of inspection and rework; and (4) assembly system design methods, especially those which can create designs for systems that must handle model mix.