Application of axiomatic design theory to automotive body assembly in the sustainable manufacturing context

作者：Flowers Michael; Cheng Kai^*

来源：Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture , 2012, 226(B5): 959-964.

DOI：10.1177/0954405411435744

• Axiomatic design theory
• autobody assembly
• tau-stoss technology
• robust design
• global manufacturing
• low-volume production
• sustainable manufacturing

This paper presents an application of an axiomatic design theory-based analytical approach to autobody components assembly in the sustainable manufacturing context. The adjoining edges of autobody and closure steel sheet panels are machined via a computer-controlled laser cutting process. Following the hierarchies of the bill of materials designed in the CATIA V5 environment, the autobody components are assembled manually using the novel tau-stoss technology. The preliminary data obtained from the comparative analysis of the reported LS-DYNA crash simulation of 2 and 3mm thick tau- stoss technology-based steel front rails shows that a high number of tau-stoss technology-based secondary beams present a preventive material failure at the integration joints. A series of experimental test drives of the tau-stoss technology assembled automobile validated the robustness of the design system and reliability of the tau-stoss technology.

• 出版日期2012-5