Mechanical Assembly and Its Role in Product Development
2.875 · Mechanical Engineering · Graduate · Fall 2004
Dr. Daniel E. Whitney
The course presents a systematic approach to design and assembly of mechanical assemblies, which should be of interest to engineering professionals, as well as post-baccalaureate students of mechanical, manufacturing and industrial engineering. It introduces mechanical and economic models of assemblies and assembly automation at two levels. “Assembly in the small” includes basic engineering models of part mating, and an explanation of the Remote Center Compliance. “Assembly in the large” takes …
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