Title :
Functional entities: A concept to support product family and assembly system design
Author :
De Lit, Pierre ; Eglise, Thomas L. ; Delchambre, Alain
Author_Institution :
CAD/CAM Dept., Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Abstract :
This paper is dedicated to the adaptation of product and assembly line design tools and methodology to product families. The main originality resides in the systematic decomposition of the family into so-called functional entities defined by the designer. The family is then considered as an assembly of entities which can be further designed and analysed separately. The paper presents the essentials on these concepts and describes their effects on subsequent design tools such as design-for-assembly, assembly planning or line layout
Keywords :
CAD/CAM; assembly planning; design for manufacture; assembly line layout; assembly planning; assembly system design; design-for-assembly; functional entities; product family design; systematic decomposition; Assembly systems; Automotive engineering; CADCAM; Computer aided manufacturing; Design automation; Design methodology; Doped fiber amplifiers; Manufacturing industries; Mechanical engineering; Time to market;
Conference_Titel :
Assembly and Task Planning, 2001, Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Fukuoka
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7004-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISATP.2001.928983
