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A New Approach to Control Assembly Variation in Selective Assembly Using Hierarchical Clustering

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Complex assembly constitutes more than two parts. Tolerances assigned to individual components decide precision of assembly. Clearance and variation resulted in assembly decides precision of assembly and affect performance during working of assembly. During high precision mechanical assemblies, many parts become surplus due to more variation on component tolerances. Then, selective assembly is only solution to control the clearance variation. In this paper, a new methodology of hierarchical clustering approach is developed to predict the precision in assembly variation so that an assembly can confirm the desired clearance specifications. A valve train assembly of an IC engine that consists of cam-tappet-stem, is considered for the case analysis. The proposed methodology can be implemented in any number of components in real situations.

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  1. Department of Manufacturing, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India

    S. V. Chaitanya & A. K. Jeevanantham

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, CMR Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    Vinit Kumar Gunjan

  2. MMM University of Technology, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Sri Niwas Singh

  3. Electronics and Telecommunication Faculty, University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Tran Duc-Tan

  4. Department of Computing, University Cooperativa de Colombia, Neiva, Colombia

    Gloria Jeanette Rincon Aponte

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    Amit Kumar

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Chaitanya, S.V., Jeevanantham, A.K. (2020). A New Approach to Control Assembly Variation in Selective Assembly Using Hierarchical Clustering. In: Gunjan, V., Singh, S., Duc-Tan, T., Rincon Aponte, G., Kumar, A. (eds) ICRRM 2019 – System Reliability, Quality Control, Safety, Maintenance and Management. ICRRM 2019. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8507-0_32

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