Tolerances in Mechanisms

Husch J, Walter MS (2024)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes

Publication year: 2024

Publisher: Springer

Edited Volumes: Research in Tolerancing

City/Town: Cham

Pages Range: 65-99

ISBN: 9783031642241

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-64225-8_4

Abstract

The development of mechanisms is challenging due to the highly time-dependent key characteristics and the occurring random and systematic deviations. An integrated tolerance analysis-optimization-synthesis approach to cope with these challenges during the product development is presented. This approach is not limited to a pure functional tolerance analysis and optimization, in fact it also builds a bridge to economical evaluations and optimizations so that at the end a cost-optimal tolerance specification for a mechanism can be achieved. At the beginning of the chapter, the challenges related to mechanisms are highlighted, especially the time-dependent behavior of a mechanism during its operation and the different deviations occurring during the production and the operation of the mechanism. After that, the integrated approach for the statistical tolerance analysis of mechanisms is described, starting from the classic tolerance analysis of static assemblies and successively enlarging it to an integrated tolerance analysis approach for mechanisms taking into account different kinds of deviations. Based on the integrated analysis approach, the economical evaluation of the tolerance specification by the Walter-Hiller diagram, the functional and cost related optimization and the visualization by Tol/Mech—insight are presented. At the end, the applicability is demonstrated in a case study.

Additional Organisation(s)

Chair of Engineering Design

Related research project(s)

Functional product validation and optimization of technical systems in motion as a part of product lifecycle oriented tolerance management Dec. 1, 2009 - Jan. 31, 2016

Involved external institutions

Hochschule Ansbach DE Germany (DE) Valeo (Germany) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Husch, J., & Walter, M.S. (2024). Tolerances in Mechanisms. In Sandro Wartzack (Eds.), Research in Tolerancing. (pp. 65-99). Cham: Springer.

MLA:

Husch, Julia, and Michael S.J. Walter. "Tolerances in Mechanisms." Research in Tolerancing. Ed. Sandro Wartzack, Cham: Springer, 2024. 65-99.

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