A Welding Capability Assessment Method (WCAM) to support multidisciplinary design of aircraft structures
| Autor: | Kristina Wärmefjord, Rikard Söderberg, Julia Madrid, Petter Andersson, Steven Hoffenson, Anders Forslund, Johan Vallhagen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0209 industrial biotechnology
Engineering business.industry Process (engineering) Process capability ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS 02 engineering and technology Welding Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering law.invention Design for manufacturability Identification (information) 020303 mechanical engineering & transports 020901 industrial engineering & automation 0203 mechanical engineering law Industrial design Modeling and Simulation Systems engineering Critical design business Engineering design process |
| Zdroj: | International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM). 12:833-851 |
| ISSN: | 1955-2505 1955-2513 |
| Popis: | Designing aircraft engines is a complex process in which requirements from multiple disciplines need to be considered. Decisions about product geometry and tolerances to achieve optimized aerodynamics, product life and weight can affect the manufacturing process. Therefore, providing information to designers about process capabilities is necessary to support design exploration and analysis. In this paper, the authors propose the Welding Capability Assessment Method (WCAM) as a tool to support the systematic identification and assessment of design issues related to product geometry critical to the welding process. Within this method, a list of potential failure modes during welding is connected to specific design parameters. Once the critical design parameters have been identified, quantitative methods are proposed to calculate tolerances to reduce the likelihood of welding failures. The application of this method is demonstrated through an industrial case study where a combination of interviews and welding simulations is used to study the welding capability of a number of product geometries. This method represents an advancement from traditional qualitative guidelines and expert judgments about welding difficulties towards a more quantitative approach, supporting virtual design. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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