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FIGURE 1.12 Display of the NC tool path generated by the NC tool path planning module for machining the<br />

square slot (Feature 1) feature in the test part.<br />

task [b]) is performed by the TSS system through the use of tolerance optimization formulations, 19 process<br />

error-tolerance limit data bases, and geometric entity-process error relationship knowledge bases. 16 In<br />

this chapter, we further demonstrate the potential of applying ICAD techniques for the automatic<br />

synthesis of tolerance specifications for a test-case assembly, which is commonly encountered in various<br />

industrial applications.<br />

ICAD Techniques in Tolerance Synthesis<br />

The ability of TSS to synthesize tolerance specifications on components subjected to a variety of component<br />

functions and assembly requirements is dependent to a large extent on the availability, content,<br />

and accessibility of the required knowledge and data bases. The different knowledge and data bases that<br />

have been developed for the task of tolerance synthesis in TSS are<br />

1. Component function–functional tolerance limit knowledge base: The qualitative and abstract<br />

descriptions of component functions and assembly requirements as specified by the user cannot<br />

be directly transformed into functional tolerance limits. In the past, various expert systems 20,21<br />

have been developed for transforming abstract component function descriptions into functional<br />

tolerance limits. However, the domain of the expert systems was restricted to a few classes of<br />

components, which are provided in the standard fit and tolerance tables (ISO tables). This drawback<br />

limits the application of an expert system approach for the synthesis of tolerances. In order<br />

to overcome the above drawback for the synthesis of tolerances, we have proposed a two-step<br />

procedure for the mapping of abstract component functions into functional tolerance limits. The<br />

two steps consist of the following: (a) at first, the abstract component functions are transformed<br />

into the part function model (PFM) of the part, 16,22 and (b) in the next step, the functional tolerance<br />

limits are established by mapping the PFM model of the part with the appropriate entry in the<br />

component function-functional tolerance limit knowledge base. This knowledge base essentially<br />

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VRweb Scene Viewer<br />

File Navigate Anchors Display Help<br />

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http://web.syr.edu/~bbharadw/NVRML, 3 pol:<br />

NC Tool Path<br />

Faces of the<br />

SLOT feature<br />

Milling Cutter

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