... of spacecraft. Reducing the errors in assembly process is the main method to improve the assembly accuracy of spacecraft deployable arms. Design/methodology/approach First, the influence of composite connecting rod, root joint and arm joint on assembly accuracy in the tandem assembly process is analyzed...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Another approach based on stiffness matrices was proposed in Lupuleac et al. (2009) for simulating the airframe assembly process. The authors use a variational formulation of the contact problem, which leads to solving a quadratic...

... and artificial intelligence-based diagnostics, is introduced. Findings A classification structure for data-driven process control techniques and the limitations of their applications in multi-station assembly processes are discussed. From the perspective of the engineering requirements of real, dynamic...

...R. Usubamatov; S.A. Adam; A. Harun Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the process of jamming of the hollow parts on the shaft and to derive a mathematical model for jamming in an assembly process. Design/methodology/approach The mathematical model for jamming of parts...

... in assembly process was performed and its boundary conditions, which lead to jamming, defined. Findings The equation of the critical angles of declination for the peg, which leads to the peg‐hole jam, was derived. The boundary condition of the angles of declination and the depth of the peg insertion...