...Ibrahim Ajani; Cong Lu Purpose This paper aims to develop a mathematical method to analyze the assembly variation of the non-rigid assembly, considering the manufacturing variations and the deformation variations of the non-rigid parts during the assembly process. Design/methodology/approach...

...Zhihua Niu; Zhimin Li; Sun Jin; Tao Liu Purpose This paper aims to carry out assembly variation analysis for mechanisms with compliant joints by considering deformations induced by manufactured deviations. Such an analysis procedure extends the application area of direct linearization method (DLM...

...Hui Cheng; Yuan Li; Kai‐Fu Zhang; Chao Luan; Yan‐Wu Xu; Ming‐Hui Li Purpose An appropriate fixture layout can decrease the assembly variation of Aeronautical Thin‐Walled Structure (ATWS) substantially. The purpose of this paper is to develop a fixture layout method to minimize variation. Design...

...Hui Cheng; Run‐Xiao Wang; Yuan Li; Kai‐Fu Zhang Purpose Assembly variations, which will propagate along the assembly process, are inevitable and difficult to analyze in Aeronautical Thin‐Walled Structures (ATWS) assembly. The purpose of this paper is to present a new method for analyzing...