Abstract:
Radial clearance is a key quality parameter for deep groove ball bearings and cylindrical roller bearings. For highly reliable applications, users may order a small batch...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Radial clearance is a key quality parameter for deep groove ball bearings and cylindrical roller bearings. For highly reliable applications, users may order a small batch of bearings with high clearance consistency, which are typically assembled by using a much larger batch of components due to manufacturing errors which leads to extra costs for bearing manufacturers. Traditional combinatorial assembly planning methods focus on maximizing assembly rates, instead of reducing the cost of manufacturers regarding clearance consistency. In this work, a clearance consistency-oriented method (CCOM) for small batch bearing assembly is proposed. It encodes manufacturing errors of components as vectors and seeks a satisfactory combinatorial plan under the framework of a genetic algorithm. The clearance consistency requirement is achieved by forgoing some components as few as possible. Its performance is investigated using an experiment.
Published in: 2024 IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Diagnostics, Prognostics, and Control (SDPC)
Date of Conference: 26-28 July 2024
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 15 October 2024
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