Computer-Aided Design of Traditional Jigs and Fixtures
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Abstract
Conventional design of jigs and fixtures has become unsuitable given the requirements of modern technology and complexity and diversity in the production with the rapid update of products. Computer-aided design (CAD) of jigs and fixtures is an effective solution in this direction. The current paper focuses on a computer-aided design of the traditional jigs and fixtures and developed a system containing tailor-made software, created using the Visual Basic programming language and installed on it the viewer screen to show the part. The developed system has been built by connecting Visual Basic programming language to the SolidWorks software on which the part is drawn and saved as STEP AP-203 file format, and the system reads and extracts the data from the STEP AP-203 file. Heuristic rules of feature recognition are pre-prepared for checking the extracted geometric data and deciding which data shape will represent the machining feature; then, the system provides the optimum design of the traditional jigs and fixtures for a group of hollow cylindrical parts that contain a group of cross-holes on the cylinder body, whether perpendicular or offset from the cylinder’s axis, (inclined or inclined offset, or blind or through, by applying pre-prepared heuristic rules for the design of traditional jigs and fixtures.
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OpenAlex topics: Manufacturing Process and Optimization · Engineering Technology and Methodologies · BIM and Construction Integration
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Affiliations
Senior Lab Engineer, Process and Product Development Unit, American University in Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt
Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo 11732, Egypt
Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ahram Canadian University, Giza 12451, Egypt
Automotive Technology Department, Faculty of Technology and Education, Helwan University, Cairo 11732, Egypt
Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
Production Technology Department, Faculty of Technology and Education, Helwan University, Cairo 11732, Egypt
Funding
King Saud University
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