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FIGURE 3.16 Schematic diagram of minimum and maximum separation conditions. (Reprinted from Reference<br />

37, with permission from Elsevier Science.)<br />

FIGURE 3.17 Minimum separation test between two horizontal supports.<br />

where HS P signifies the pick/place reference location on the horizontal support with respect to the fixture<br />

bed coordinate frame for i and j horizontal supports. If the above condition is not met, it can be concluded<br />

that the two supports will interfere with each other regardless of their orientation on the fixture bed.<br />

Therefore, there is no need to continue the interference analysis for the horizontal supports in question.<br />

However, if the geometrical constraint for minimum separation is met then the test for maximum<br />

separation must be performed.<br />

Maximum Separation<br />

The test for maximum separation determines if the distance between two fixture modules is greater than<br />

a distance such that the orientation of the fixture modules starts to play a role in the interference detection.<br />

If the test for maximum separation yields true, it can be concluded that the two fixture modules will not<br />

collide during fixture setup, and the analysis may be terminated. In this case, the maximum radius of<br />

the jaws from the appropriate datum will be chosen to formulate the geometrical constraint. Figure 3.18<br />

shows a schematic diagram of the location of the two horizontal supports including the gripper signature<br />

© 2001 by CRC Press LLC

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