Recent Part-to-Part Assembly Posts

Exploded view of the ALCAS Wing Box

A New Paradigm in Large Scale Assembly – Research Priorities in Measurement Assisted Assembly

This paper presents for the first time the concept of Measurement Assisted Assembly (MAA) and outlines the research priorities of ...
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Latest Part-to-part Assembly Paper presented at CMS2013

This paper presents a complete framework for achieving part-to-part assembly though the use of measurement assisted assembly. It starts by setting ...
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A selection of Split Bearings on Kinematic Mounts for tool setting using laser tracker and part location

Metrology Enhanced Tooling for Aerospace (META): Strategies for Improved Accuracy of Jig Built Structures

Authors J E Muelaner, O C Martin, P G Maropoulos Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Bath, Bath, UK ...
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Concept Wing Build Process for Measurement Assisted Determinate Assembly

Design for Measurement Assisted Determinate Assembly (MADA) of Large Composite Structures

This paper describes how Measurement Assisted Determinate Assembly (MADA) can facilitate the lean production of aerospace structures, provided that the ...
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Measurement Assisted Assembly and the Roadmap to Part-To-Part Assembly

This paper gives a clear framework for achieving part-to-part assembly though the use of measurement assisted assembly. It explains why ...
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