DFM – Weldability analysis and system development
2015 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
This thesis work is mainly focused on the processes involved in manufacturing of aircraft engine components. The processes are especially about welding and welding methods. The basics of welding and the thesis support has been taken from the GKN Aerospace Sweden AB, a global aerospace product supplier. The basic objective of this thesis work is to improve the usability of an automation system which is developed for evaluating the weldability of a part. A long run maintainability aspect of this automation system has been considered.
The thesis work addresses the problems arising during the usage of a computerised automated system such as process transparency, recognisability, details traceability and other maintenance aspects such as maintainability and upgradability of the system in the course of time.
The action research methodology has been used to address these problems. Different approaches have been tried to finding the solution to those problems. A rule based manufacturability analysis system has been attempted to analyse the weldability of a component in terms of different welding technics.
The software “Howtomation” has been used to improve the transparency of this analysis system. User recognisability and details tractability have been taken into account during the usage of a ruled based analysis system. The system attributes such as maintainability, upgradability, adaptiveness to modern welding methods has been addressed. The system suitability for large scale analysis has been considered.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2015. , p. 65
Keywords [en]
Design for Manufacturing, Weldability, Design Automation, Knowledge Based Engineering, Rule Based Analysis System, System Maintainability, Howtomation
National Category
Other Mechanical Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-29316ISRN: JU-JTH-PRU-2-20160033OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-29316DiVA, id: diva2:901042
Subject / course
JTH, Product Development
Presentation
2016-01-29, E1022, Jönköping University, Jönköping, 18:35 (English)
Supervisors
Examiners
2016-02-082016-02-052016-02-08Bibliographically approved