... 18 12 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Automatic assembly Assembly sequence planning Assembly Exploded view Geometrical feasibility Assembly sequence generation Exploded view generation Assembly automation...

.... Originality/value This paper proposed an optimal posture evaluation method for minimizing the gaps between mating surfaces through component adjustments. This will promote the assembly automation and variation control in aircraft wing assembly. An assembly coordinate system (ACS) is a global reference...

... et al., 2015 ; Herterich et al., 2015 ; Hartung et al., 2015 ; Heffernan and Leen, 2002 ; Tao et al., 2006 ; Hayslip et al., 2006). Figure 1 illustrates a structure of cyber–physical assembly (CPA). Assembly automation Convex optimization...

...Qing Wang; Yadong Dou; Jiangxiong Li; Yinglin Ke Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to design a reasonable joining path and achieve assembly automation for multiple arc-shaped panels. A fuselage panel is primarily composed of skins, stringers, frames and clips. Both inserted and nested...

... and compares results with those previously reported. Conjectures that a fence design exists to orient any convex polygonal part defined by a sequence of rational vertices. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Algorithms Assembly automation Conveyors Materials handling Parts feeding In automated assembly...