An efficient method for generating assembly sequences in product design stages

It is important to generate and evaluate assembly sequences in product design stages for reducing manufacturing costs. This paper proposes a method for generating the assembly sequences efficiently. The method is effective especially for generating the assembly sequences for design objects obtained by modifying the original ones whose assembly sequences have been generated. In the method, the assembly sequences of such modified design objects are generated efficiently by using those of the original design objects. Based on the method, a tool integrated with a CAD system has been developed