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The use of a complexity model to facilitate in the selection of a fuel cell assembly sequence
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Ahmad, Mussawar, Alkan, Bugra, Ahmad, Bilal, Vera, Daniel A., Harrison, Robert, Meredith, James O. and Bindel, Axel (2016) The use of a complexity model to facilitate in the selection of a fuel cell assembly sequence. In: 6th CIRP Conference on Assembly Technologies and Systems (CATS), Gothenburg, Sweden, 16-17 May 2016. Published in: Procedia CIRP, 44 pp. 169-174. doi:10.1016/j.procir.2016.02.054 ISSN 2212-8271.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2016.02.054
Abstract
Various tools and methods exists for arriving at an optimised assembly sequence with most using a soft computing approach. However, these methods have issues including susceptibly to early convergence and high computational time. The typical objectives for these methods are to minimise the number of assembly change directions, orientation changes or the number of tool changes. This research proposes an alternative approach whereby an assembly sequence is measured based on its complexity. The complexity value is generated using design for assembly metrics and coupled with considerations for product performance, component precedence and material handling challenges to arrive at a sequence solution which is likely to be closest to the optimum for cost and product quality. The case presented in this study is of the assembly of a single proton exchange membrane fuel cell. This research demonstrates a practical approach for determining assembly sequence using data and tools that are used and available in the wider industry. Further work includes automating the sequence generation process and extending the work by considering additional factors such as ergonomic
Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | ||||||
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Subjects: | T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Assembling machines | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Procedia CIRP | ||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||||
ISSN: | 2212-8271 | ||||||
Official Date: | 11 May 2016 | ||||||
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Volume: | 44 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 169-174 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.procir.2016.02.054 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 17 March 2016 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 17 March 2016 | ||||||
Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||||
Title of Event: | 6th CIRP Conference on Assembly Technologies and Systems (CATS) | ||||||
Type of Event: | Conference | ||||||
Location of Event: | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||||
Date(s) of Event: | 16-17 May 2016 | ||||||
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