Abstract:Some types of manufactured parts like sheet metals and skins often have a significantly different shape in a free-state position compared to their state-of-use position (as defined by their nominal CAD models) due to a combination of gravity and/or the residual effects of stress. Traditionally known as flexible (nonrigid compliant) parts, these dedicated fixtures are used for inspection operations in order to maintain flexible parts from a free-state position to a state-of-use position. This paper introduces a… Show more
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