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component geometric entities and various process errors that affect the accuracy of these geometric<br />

artifacts is stored in this knowledge base. The knowledge of the above relationships is stored in<br />

the form of rules that are applicable under the same specified conditions. For instance, a machined<br />

surface would be subjected to form errors arising from the deflection of cutting tools, vibration<br />

of tool posts, and cutting-tool wear. The knowledge of the above three parameters would be useful<br />

for determining the achievable form tolerances of surfaces manufactured using a variety of machining<br />

processes.<br />

3. Process-tolerance limit data base: This data base provides information regarding the capabilities<br />

of the different manufacturing and assembly processes with respect to achieving certain size, form,<br />

and positional tolerances. This data base provides a general guideline of the range of process<br />

capabilities. A s<strong>amp</strong>le instance as shown in Table 1.9 depicts the process capabilities of different<br />

machining processes with regard to straightness tolerance.<br />

Schema for Tolerance Synthesis within the TSS System<br />

Given the knowledge regarding component functions, manufacturing processing information, and<br />

assembly plans, the global objective of a tolerance synthesis schema is to assign a set of size, form, and<br />

position tolerances along with datum reference planes to a component. This issue is further complicated<br />

by the fact that there exists an interdependency relationship between tolerances and the various inputs<br />

required for assigning tolerances. 27 This deadlock in assigning tolerances can be broken with a schema<br />

in which neither the tolerances nor the different tolerance inputs are affected by the breakdown in<br />

their interdependency relationships. In this section, we outline a tolerance synthesis schema that takes<br />

into consideration the above interdependency relationships and assigns tolerances on the basis of<br />

knowledge pertaining to component functions, manufacturing process considerations, and assembly<br />

process capabilities. With reference to Figure 1.13, the tolerance synthesis schema works in four distinct<br />

phases.<br />

• Phase #1 (Specification): In this phase, the tolerance synthesis schema requires the following inputs:<br />

Geometry description: The synthesis schema requires the organization of the part geometry along<br />

three hierarchical levels of representation (assembly, part, and feature level). The user is required to<br />

specify the part geometry description at the assembly level (i.e., spatial location of part in assembly),<br />

part level (i.e., spatial location of features in the part and their inter-relationships), and feature level<br />

(i.e., feature geometry).<br />

Part function specification: The user specifies the part behavior on the basis of a function vocabulary<br />

and describes the behavioral attributes associated with that function.<br />

Material and surface finish specification: The synthesis schema also requires that the user specify the<br />

material and surface finish characteristics of the part.<br />

© 2001 by CRC Press LLC<br />

TABLE 1.9 Process Capabilities for Straightness<br />

Tolerance for Different <strong>Manufactur</strong>ing Operations<br />

Machining Process<br />

Straightness Tolerance<br />

Zone (mm)<br />

Drilling 0.001<br />

Slotting 0.0005<br />

Turning 0.0001<br />

Boring 0.0001<br />

Cylindrical grinding 0.00005<br />

Reaming 0.00006<br />

Surface grinding 0.00003<br />

End milling 0.002<br />

Note: The above data is available in References 23–25.

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