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夹具类外文翻译-为持续提高夹具精度的安装方法【中文3460字】【PDF+中文WORD】,中文3460字,PDF+中文WORD,夹具,外文,翻译,持续,提高,精度,安装,方法,中文,3460,PDF,WORD 【中文3460字】 可持续夹具的高精度安装方法 詹姆斯迪Maropoulos 英国巴斯大学机械工程系 摘要 精确安装时的测量夹具组件的能力决定了他们的精度，特别是对于大尺寸的产品和应用。这件事是至关重要的质量定制的产品和部件设计中的各种小批量生产。产品质量应与快速转换哲学和谐作为妥协的质量速度不可原谅的敏感部件和组件，如在航空航天工业，见。它是对夹具以减少使用高度精确安装必要的容差预算由于变化的夹具定位。对夹具的主要费用特是在航空航天工业，导致柔性和可重构夹具概念的发展夹具。可重构夹具的可重用性，使他有吸引力的可持续解决方案。他们的组件可以重复使用的产品或组件的几个变种。这种类型的主要缺点夹具的精度和可靠性已经成为他们的贫穷。在本文中，精确定位的关键可持续的具元件的研究。对影响夹具性能的因素夹具的安装阶段审查。本文介绍了用于最小化的方法在柔性夹具的夹持和定位的不确定性。 关键词：可持续的夹具，夹具的安装，校准的不确定性，夹具的监测，计量，可重复使用的夹具 1简介 质量和可靠性等因素早已转化为新产品的隐含特征。最近的市场趋势迫使制造业在其产品和服务范围内进行大规模定制。新产品设计的变化越来越大，子组件和组件级别的第二波变化波幅较大。 最先进的制造系统和技术提供了更多的灵活性，使设计人员能够更自由地思考。例如，在过去几年开发的新的大容积测量系统能够测量几个分层距离。这些技术有助于验证过去由几个组装部件制造的大尺寸部件。 大尺寸产品的制造需要专门的夹具和夹具，以便在构建和组装期间将其部件保持在所需的方向。这需要主要的间接成本，这在某些情况下只能通过批量生产来证明，否则成品的成本可能非常高。这个问题与客户不断寻求更高价值的市场趋势相矛盾。在一个典型的产品中，产品的变化创造了一个更可持续的业务，因为它可以满足相对较大市场的需求。 可以形成不同形状以支持不同产品变化的灵活和可重新配置的夹具和夹具是上述挑战的关键解决方案。灵活夹具的概念在研究领域已存在多年[1]。然而，它们在很大程度上在实际的生产设备中并没有被充分利用，特别是对于大型产品制造商如航空航天。这是由于与其初始安装相关的挑战，校准差和重复性常常超过公差要求。从高质量的关键部件制造这些夹具和夹具，以及与大容量计量系统的集成可以减少上述限制。 本文介绍与柔性夹具和夹具的安装和校准相关的计量问题以及在使用过程中的监控。 2 相关工作 2.1大型零件的制造和装配 通常在精密制造机械部件之前，将原材料移至机台，必须进行粗切割，然后精确对准和夹紧。在这个阶段，该零件准备加工其高精度关键特征。然而，对于大尺寸和/或重组件来说，这并不总是可能的。大规模产品是指在经济上无法在工厂中处理或移动的组件，用于制造和组装目的[2]。这些部件的制造和组装过程包括机器和系统相对于这些部件移动到期望的位置和取向。这些部件通常使用大尺寸的夹具和夹具保持在它们的位置。如果这些部件是以小批量生产的，就是航空航天工业的情况，则会产生每个产品的高架空成本。已经有许多设计和制造夹具和固定装置的尝试，使得它们可以容纳许多组件的变型[3,4]。然而，由于其高精度要求，这种方法对于具有敏感或关键特征的部件是不可行的。可调节，可重构的夹具和夹具与固定夹具相比，随着时间的推移产生较低的重复性。固定夹具具有通过焊接或铆接的永久接头实现的永久拓扑结构。这些夹具和夹具的机械故障，例如疲劳和塑性变形，是终止其使用并将其送回回收的主要原因。对于小批量制造要求，现在常常要退出一个符合要求的夹具，因为其使用寿命取决于产品的使用寿命。换句话说，在制造零件变体后不久， 大量的制造时间是固定夹具和固定装置的另一个主要缺点。这些夹具应在任何制造工艺之前进行订购。这可能会在生产计划和产品上市时间上带来额外的复杂性。 不管它们的类型如何，大规模夹具具有许多共同的元件，包括一个主框架，一个或多个内框架，潜在地一个或多个移动机构，以及较小的部件，例如夹具，衬套，拾取器和可调螺钉（图1）。 Inner frame Adjustable holds Clamp Component Main frame Moving mechanisms 图1：大型夹具的典型组件（图片由Electroimpact提供） 2.2灵活的夹具和夹具 开发灵活的夹具和夹具的概念是为了提高可持续性，快速切换以及低成本。现在可以使用现成的模块和夹具进行夹具​​和夹具的设计和组装。根据要求，可能需要定制设计和制造用于夹具和固定装置的少量专用部件。在这个概念中，大多数批量零件，附件中的接头用于特定应用。一旦完全制造了产品设计变体，就可以拆卸上述组件，并将其重新组装在一个新的拓扑结构中，以配合下一个设计变体。可以在相关的夹具上重复该循环，并且夹具变得多余。即使夹具仍处于工作状态，也必须报废并送回回收。这种方法带来高耗能的回收利用。即使对于固定夹具和固定装置，大尺寸零件和夹具中的漂移也会影响大尺寸装配的精度[5]。已经开发了几种分析夹具刚度的方法[6]来评估振动对大尺寸夹具的影响。无论如何，只有通过替代解决方案才能实现更可持续的制造。 大量次数导致夹具和夹具的间接成本降低。不用说提到拆卸时间，复位时间等其他因素，运行时间应考虑用于评估使用这种夹具和夹具的实际成本效益。这种方法最大限度地降低了组装的夹具和夹具的成本以及设计相当接近的部件范围。 取决于组件的变化程度以及需要重新布置的每个不同百分比的挠性夹具所需的工作类型。在设计阶段考虑这个问题至关重要，以增加使用这种夹具和夹具的好处。例如，在可能的情况下，拾音器和组件的不同变体上的拾取器和夹具的位置和3D定位甚至完全不同的部分应该靠近以增加夹具和固定装置的子系统的兼容性和互换性。收集夹具的关键部件可以在短时间内保证所需夹具的可用性。除此之外，夹具的存放需要更少的空间，因为可以拆卸通常以脚手架形式放置的所有模块，并将它们放置在彼此之间。一些汽车公司目前使用灵活的夹具（图2），因为它们的精度水平对于该部门来说是足够的。尽管有以上的好处 航空航天工厂等大型制造设施中没有许多灵活的夹具运行。定位销的精度和不确定性，夹具的重复性和夹具结构的漂移都有助于大容量计量系统和技术的许多新发展。现代激光测量系统和技术现在能够以可接受的精度测量高达几个分辨率的大尺寸产品。这些系统可用于在其安装和初始设置期间精确定位夹具的关键部件的安装。 夹具和固定装置的安装通常从其基座或主框架开始，然后大的部件逐渐向较小的部件（例如拾取器和夹具）开始。测量系统可用于安装柔性夹具主框架及其内框架，以确保每个部件的正确定位。表1显示了这些大型测量系统中的一些。对于这些系统的技术审查，参见[7]。能够测量参考点的激光跟踪系统是用于此目的的最适合的测量系统之一。仪器跟踪一个球形反射镜（SMR）目标，其位置可以在三维空间中注册。 SMR可以直接与目标对象联系起来，以提供几何位置信息，或者可以在称为激光跟踪器目标的机械可重复的SMR嵌套中使用，或者在此点上用于短目标。像任何其他测量仪器一样的激光跟踪器具有在夹具安装过程中需要考虑的不确定度水平。还应考虑激光跟踪器及其目标点之间的视线问题，如果需要，应使用多个跟踪器位置。在实际测量活动中，结果必须伴随着不确定性的陈述。这种说法表明，合理地，这些夹具不能满足发电和航空航天工业的公差要求的值的分散。一旦精度问题解决，这些夹具在上述行业中具有很高的利用潜力。 Component Main frame Clamp Inner frame 图2：汽车行业可重构组件的夹具（图片由Witte提供） 归因于被测量[8]。对于任何夹具或夹具的安装和后续验证，此问题是相同的。这个知识阐明了给定定位和装配任务的夹具能力。换句话说，它表示一个夹具是否可以满足其相关过程的公差要求。 2.3夹具理论的比较 在不同的制造和组装应用的不同公司中有大量不同形状和设计的夹具和夹具。这些夹具和夹具中的一些可以以标准形式容易地获得，而一些夹具和固定装置特定于特定部件和任务而设计和制造。基于产品的复杂性和规模，后者可能非常昂贵[9]。 无论成本和目的如何，可以使用没有夹具，固定框架夹具或可重新配置或灵活的夹具进行制造或组装过程。表2提供了这些方法与其典型应用的比较。 固定框架夹具通常用于重型应用。它们更适用于具有大量产品的应用，可以放松夹具的间接成本。 在大型和复杂产品的制造和组装中应用柔性夹具和固定装置有几个优点。特别是对于研发工作，以及制造小批量产品的情况，灵活的夹具和夹具可以非常有益。除了时间和金钱节省的好处，由于改变了夹具整体拓扑结构的直接和经常性成本，使用柔性夹具的可能性使设计，制造和组装过程更加自由。与常规夹具相比，柔性夹具的重新配置和可重用性是这种夹具的主要优点。这是特别重要的，因为它符合循环绿色制造业的行业方向来自二手系统的组件，减少了相关项目的加工费用的项目成本。 5 Methodology for High Accuracy Installation of Sustainable Jigs and Fixtures J. Jamshidi, P.G. Maropoulos Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, UK Abstract The ability to accurately measure the components of jigs and fixtures during their installation determines the state of their precision, especially for large size products and applications. This matter is crucial in mass customisation where small batches of products and components with high variety in design are manufactured. Product quality should be in harmony with rapid changeover philosophy as compromising quality for speed is not forgivable for sensitive components and assemblies such as those seen in the aerospace industry. It is necessary for the installation of the jigs and fixtures to be highly accurate in order to minimise the use of tolerance budget due to variations in jigs and fixture positioning. Major overhead costs for jigs and fixtures particularly in the aerospace industry led to the development of the concept of flexible and reconfigurable jigs and fixtures. Reusability of reconfigurable jigs and fixtures makes them attractive for sustainable solutions as their components can be reused for several variant of a product or assembly. The main drawbacks of this type of jigs and fixtures have been their poor accuracy and reliability. In this paper accurate positioning of the key components of sustainable jigs and fixtures is investigated. The factors affecting the performance of the jigs and fixtures are reviewed from the installation stage. The paper introduces a methodology for minimising uncertainties in positioning of the holds and clamps for flexible jigs and fixtures. Keywords: Sustainable Jig, Jig installation, Calibration Uncertainty, Jig Monitoring, Metrology, Reusable Jig 1 INTRODUCTION Factors such as quality and reliability have long converted to implicit characteristics of the new products. Recent market trends have forced manufacturing industries to move towards mass customisation in their products and service range. Increased variation in the design of new products is followed by a second wave of variation with higher amplitude at subassemblies and component level. State of the art manufacturing systems and technologies have provided more flexibility, enabling designers to think more freely. For instance new large volume measurement systems, developed in the past few years, are capable of measuring several decametre distances. Such technologies facilitate the verification of large size components that used to be manufactured from several assembled components. The manufacturing of large size products requires specialist jigs and fixtures in order for their components to be held in the desired orientation during build and assembly. This requires major overhead cost that can only be justified by mass production in some cases or otherwise the cost of finished products can be very high. This issue contradicts with the market trends where customers are constantly looking for higher value for their money. In a typical product the variation in the product creates a more sustainable business as it can fulfil the needs of a relatively larger market. Flexible and reconfigurable jigs and fixture that can be formed in different shapes to support different variation of products is a key solution for the above challenges. The concept of flexible jig existed for several years in the research domain [1]. However, they are not fully utilised to a great extent in real production facilities especially for large size product manufacturers, such as aerospace. This is due to the challenges related to their initial installation, poor calibration, and repeatability that often exceed the tolerance requirement. The manufacturing of these jigs and fixtures from high quality key components as well as their integration with large volume metrology systems can reduce the above limitations. This paper covers metrology issues related to the installation and calibration of flexible jigs and fixtures as well as their monitoring during service. 2 RELATED WORK 2.1 Manufacturing and assembly of large scale parts Typically prior to precision manufacturing of mechanical parts it is essential to move the raw material to the machine bench, proceed with rough cutting then fine alignment and clamping. At this stage the part is ready for machining of its high precision key features. However, this is not always possible for large size and/or heavy components. Large scale products refer to those with components that are not economically possible to handle or move around in the factory for fabrication and assembly purposes [2]. The manufacturing and assembly processes of these parts encompass movement of the machines and systems to the desired location and orientation with respect to these parts. Such parts are normally held in their positions using large size jigs and fixtures. If these parts are produced in small batch sizes that is the case for aerospace industries, high overhead cost per product will occur. There have been many attempts to design and manufacture jigs and fixtures so that they can hold a number of variants of components [3, 4]. However, this approach is not feasible for parts with sensitive or key features due to their high accuracy requirements. G. Seliger et al. (eds.), Advances in Sustainable Manufacturing: Proceedings of the 8th Global Conference 149 on Sustainable Manufacturing, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-20183-7_22, © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 Methodology for High Accuracy Installation of Sustainable Jigs and Fixtures 155 Adjustable, reconfigurable jigs and fixtures produce lower repeatability over time compared to fixed ones. Fixed jigs have permanent topology achieved through their permanent joints that are welded or riveted. Mechanical failure of these jigs and fixtures for example due to fatigue and plastic deformation is a main cause of terminating their service and sending them for recycling. With small batch manufacturing requirements it is now common to retire a conforming jig as their service life depends on the life of products. In other words soon after the cease of manufacturing a part’s variant, the associated jigs and fixtures become redundant. Even if the jigs are still in working order, they have to be scrapped and sent for recycling. This method brings the burden of high energy consumption for recycling. Even for the fixed jigs and fixtures the drift in the large size parts and jig can affect the accuracy of a large size assembly [5]. Several methods for analysing jig rigidity have been developed [6] to evaluate the impact of vibration on large size jigs. In any case a more sustainable manufacturing can only be achieved by alternative solutions. Inner frame Adjustable holds Clamp Component Main frame Moving mechanisms Figure 1: Typical components of large scale jig (image courtesy of Electroimpact http://www.electroimpact.com/G150TFIX/gallery.asp) Extensive lead time to manufacture is another major drawback for fixed jigs and fixtures. These jigs should be ordered well in advance of any manufacturing processes. This can create additional complexity in production planning and product time to market. Regardless of their type, large scale jigs have a number of common elements including one main frame, one or a number of inner frames, potentially one or a number of moving mechanisms, and smaller components such as clamps, bushings, pickups and adjustable screws (Figure 1). 2.2 Flexible jigs and fixtures The concept of flexible jigs and fixtures is developed for increased sustainability, rapid changeover as well as low cost. It is now possible to use off the shelf modules and clamps for jigs and fixtures design and assembly. Depending on the requirement only a handful of specialised components for the jigs and fixtures might be needed to be custom designed and manufactured. In this concept the majority of bulk components, joints at the attachments are used in for a specific application. Once the product design variant is fully manufactured it is then possible to disassemble the above components and reassemble them in a new topology to suite the next design variant. This cycle can be repeated over a  large number of times resulting in reduced overhead cost for jigs and fixtures. Needless to mention the other factors such as disassembly time, resetting time, operators’ time should be considered for evaluating the real cost benefit of using this type of jigs and fixtures. This approach best reduces the cost of jigs and fixtures for the assembly and component ranges that are fairly close in design. Depending on the level of variations in the components and the type of work required on each a different percentage of the flexible jigs need to be rearranged. This matter is crucial to be considered at design stage in order to increase the benefit of using this type of jigs and fixtures. For example, when possible, the location and 3D positioning of pickups and clamps on different variants of the component or even totally different parts should be in close proximity to increase compatibility and inter-changeability of sub-systems of jigs and fixtures. Having a collection of the key components of the jigs can guarantee the availability of the desired jigs in a short time. In addition to this the storage of the jigs required less space as it is possible to dismantle all the modules that are typically in the form of scaffolding and place them next to each other. Flexible jigs are currently utilised in some of the automotive companies (Figure 2) as their accuracy level is sufficient for this sector. Despite the above benefits there are not many flexible jigs in operation in large size manufacturing facilities such as aerospace factories. Accuracy and uncertainty of positioning pins, repeatability of the clamps and drift of the jig structure are all contributing to the fact that these jigs cannot meet the tolerance requirements of the power generation and aerospace industries. These jigs have high potentials for utilisation in the above industries once their accuracy problems are resolved. Figure 2: Fixture with reconfigurable components for automotive industry (image courtesy of Witte http://www.horst-witte.de/en/) Component Main frame Clamp Inner frame There has been a number of new developments in large volume metrology systems and technologies. Modern laser based metrology systems and technologies are now capable of measuring large size products up to several decametres with acceptable accuracy. These systems can be used to accurately position mountings of the key components of the jig during its installation and initial setup. The installation of jigs and fixtures typically starts form its base or main frame then large components and gradually to the smaller components such as pickups and clamps. Metrology systems can be used for the installation of flexible jig main frame and its inner frames to guarantee the correct positioning of each and every component. Table 1 shows a few of these large scale measurement systems. For technological review of these systems see [7]. Laser tracker systems capable of measuring reference points, are among the most suitable measurement systems for this purpose. The instrument tracks a Spherically Mounted Retroreflector (SMR) target the position of which can be registered in three dimensional space. SMR can be contacted directly with the target object to provide geometrical positional information or can be used within a mechanically repeatable SMR nest known as Laser tracker target or in short target from this point on. Laser trackers like any other measurement instrument have a level of uncertainty that need to be accounted for during the jig installation process. Also the line of sight issues between the laser tracker and its target point should be considered and if necessary multiple tracker positions should be used. In real measurement activity the result must be accompanied with a statement of uncertainty. Such statement characterises the dispersion of the values that are reasonably attributed to the measurand [8]. This issue is the same for the installation and later verification of any jig or fixture. This knowledge clarifies the jig capability of a given positioning and assembly task. In other word it indicates if a jig can meet the tolerance requirements for its related processes. 2.3 Comparison of jig philosophies There are a large number of different shape and design jigs and fixtures in different companies for various manufacturing and assembly applications. Some of these jigs and fixtures are readily available in standard forms, while some are designed and manufactured specific to particular parts and tasks. The latter can be very expensive based on the complexity and scale of the products [9]. Regardless of cost and purpose a manufacturing or assembly process can be performed using with no jig, with fixed frame jigs, or with reconfigurable or flexible jigs. Table 2 provides a comparison of these methods with their typical applications. Fixed frame jigs are typically for heavy duty applications. They are more suitable for applications with a large number of products that can relax the overhead cost of the jig. There are several advantages in the application of flexible jigs and fixtures for the manufacturing and assembly of large and complex products. In particular for research and development work, as well as for cases where low volume products are manufactured flexible jig and fixture can be very beneficial. In addition to time and money saving benefits the possibility of having a flexible jig gives more freedom to the design, manufacturing and assembly processes due to the low direct and recurrent cost of changing the overall topology of the jig. Reconfigurability and reusability of flexible jig is a main advantage for this type of jig compared to conventional jigs. This is particularly important as it is in line with the industry direction in terms of green manufacturing by recycling components from a used system, reducing project costs with regards to expenses for tooling of associated items. Table 1: Examples of large volume/portable measurement instruments for jig verification Instrument Auxiliary components Measurement type Image Contact Non-contact Laser Tracker SMR probe ／ T-probe ／ Laser Radar Spherical targets ／ Photogrammetry Targets ／ Light projection ／ Articulated Arm CMM Laser based scanning head ／ Contact probe ／ 3 FLEXIBLE JIG INSTALLATION The issues and concerns that need to be considered in the jig installation procedure are described in this section. The installation of the jig components in the right position can be a challenging especially when the positioning tolerances are tights. Flexible jigs should also be monitored in order to exploit and compare their rigidity with that of the conventional ones. Stage by stage measurement instruction for the jig installation based on the results of an initial jig setup in the simulation software environment and practical experiment of a large size jig with dimensions of 5m x 4m x3m is given in a generic description. This is regardless of whether the jig is in first time installation or it is a change of an existing jig topology into a new shape, for holding a different component. Depending on the complexity a typical large size jig has between three to five levels of frames. Apart from the base level with normally one main frame, at each level there can be one or several frames. These frames are interrelated with reference to the jig datum in order to facilitate the positioning and functionality required. In an automated, fixed platform, robotic systems carry out several tasks such as part positioning, machining and assembly. The robot working datum therefore is linked with the working frame of the jig. Careful consideration of jig datuming strategy and its subsequent installation can secure achieving the desired tolerance. 3.1 Measurement assisted flexible jig installation There are several stages for the installation of flexible jigs that can be carried out in first simulation and then real world. The use of simulation exercise can reduce the number of potential errors and rework during this process. The process of measurement assisted installation is similar to tracking objects to position that is common for large size assemblies. In this approach the components of the jig are roughly positioned, within 1mm tolerance from the target position, at first. Then when all of the jig components are attached into their designated positions, within 0.1mm to 0.15mm tolerance, they are tightened using the appropriate torque. The typical stages of metrology assisted flexible jig installation are given below: 1. setting initial reference frames in the factory 2. measurement of initial reference frame 3. installation of base or main frame in its position 4. installation of inner frames offline 5. installation of holding and positioning brackets 6. installation of clamps, bushings and pickups in their rough position on inner frames and main frame 7. installation of inner frame on the base frame 8. fine adjustment and fastening of key locating components 9. verification of reference frames and clamps 10. in service monitoring of key positions on the jig These stages are related to the complete installation of the jig from the scratch. Needless to mention that in case of slight change in design variation some of the following operations will be omitted. Table 2: A brief comparison between different jig philosophies Typical characteristic Fixed frame Flexible jig Jig-less Application Large volume production Low volume production Prototyping Pros Uniqueness Repeatable Reconfigurable Cost effectiveness Durability Very high High Low Rigidity Very high Uncertainty rigidity Low Cons Weight Heavy Medium Low Portability Non-portable Difficult component positioning in each setup Difficult to program Cost Very high Medium Low Manufacturing time Long Medium Short 3.2 Algorithm for flexible jig installation The installation processes for flexible jigs take the following main stages: 1. the installation of main frame of the jig 2. the assembly of moving units and sub-systems 3. the installation of the jig inner frames on the jig assembly 4. the assembly of pickups and clamps on the jig. The main frame is the backbone of the jig that is typically fixed for a large number of jig topology and design variations. Therefore it does not change in shape as regularly as the inner frame or the smaller elements of the jig such as bushings, pickups and clamps. Careful consideration of the manufacturing process can reduce the necessity of rearranging larger elements of the jig components resulting in further time and money saving. Figure 3 in three separate groups of activities shows the processes of flexible jig installation. In this process it is assumed that the standard parts of the jig are selected from the available, off the shelf sections and components. Then in advance of the physical installation a number of tests and trials are carried out to plan the jig installation in such a way that the uncertainty of measurement is reduced. Once the acceptable level of uncertainty is achieved the physical installation can take place. Figure 3: Measurement assisted installation procedure for flexible jig In jig installation process it might be required to use