Automated manufacturability analysis: A survey

Abstract

In the marketplace of the 21st century, there is no place for traditional over-the-wall" communications between design and manufacturing. In order to design it right the very rst time," designers must ensure that their products are both functional and easy to manufacture. Software tools have had some successes in reducing the barriers between design and manufacturing. Manufacturability analysis systems are emerging as one such tool|enabling identi cation of potential manufacturing problems during the design phase and providing suggestions to designers on how to eliminate them. In this paper, we provide a survey of current state of the art in automated manufacturability analysis. We present the historical context in which this area has emerged and outline characteristics to compare and classify various systems. We describe the two dominant approaches to automated manufacturability analysis and overview representative systems based on their application domain. We describe support tools that enhance the e ectiveness of manufacturability analysis systems. Finally, w e attempt to expose some of the existing research c hallenges and future directions.

Design of part family robust-to-production plan variations based on quantitative manufacturability evaluation

“…While numerous works have focused on automated manufacturability analysis (Gupta et al 1997), a few of them addressed the automated generation of redesign suggestions. Das et al (1994Das et al ( , 1996 proposed a methodology that proposes redesign suggestions of less setup time than original designs.…”

An approach of using primitive feature analysis in manufacturability analysis systems for micro-milling/drilling

“…MASs have been implemented to allow manufacturability aspects to be analysed during the design stage and to enable further a "smooth" transition between the design and manufacturing stages (Gupta 1997). Manufacturability is defined as the ability to reproduce a given part with minimal waste, such that it satisfies the requirements in intended use while meeting the business goal (Rao 1994).…”

“…There are several techniques that have been implemented to obtain data directly from CAD model such as: feature-based extraction system (Kamrani 1996;Gupta 1997;Brissaud 2000;Jacquel 2000;Jia 2004;Korosec 2005); neutral files usage (Yuyin 1996;Ramana 2006;Tomovic 2006); embedded algorithm into CAD system (Lee 1997); 3D recognition model based on the design specifications on the CAD model (Chen 2001). Even though, most of the developed MASs used feature-extraction system to obtain related data from CAD model but it has some problems.…”

Incorporating manufacturability considerations during design of injection molded multi-material objects

“…A wide variety of computational methods have emerged to provide software aids for performing manufacturability analysis [Gupt97a,Vlie99]. Such systems vary significantly by approach, scope, and level of sophistication.…”