Assembly sequence planning of automobile body components based on liaison graph
Purpose ‐ This paper presents an algorithm for the generation of mechanical assembly sequences. Design/methodology/approach ‐ The algorithm employs an adjacency matrix, and uses three different mathematical patterns of subassemblies
to generate automatically all geometrical feasible assembly sequences. Findings ‐ This algorithm cannot only generate automatically all geometrical feasible assembly sequences but also reduce the number of sequences. Originality/value ‐ Assembly
modeling is more completed than that of previous research; the method is able to automatically generate all possible assembly sequences and be implemented easily with program; and this paper makes use of exact mathematical equations describing every subgroup of the three-subassembly patterns.
Keywords: Assembly; Automatic programming; Automotive industry
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 24 April 2007
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