Measurement-assisted assembly

Measurement assisted assembly (MAA)[1] is any method of assembly in which measurements are used to guide assembly processes. Such processes include:-

Measurement assisted assembly is typically used for large structures such as aircraft and steel fabrications. It can be used to improve production rates, reduce reworking and increase flexibility for processes where manual reworking during assembly is required to maintain assembly form and component interface conditions. This type of approach generally offers no advantages where part-to-part interchangeability can already be achieved.

Notes and references

  1. Kayani, A. and J. Jamshidi. Measurement Assisted Assembly For Large Volume Aircraft Wing Structures. in 4th International Conference on Digital Enterprise Technology. 2007. Bath, United Kingdom. p. 426-434
  2. Kayani, A. and I. Gray, Shim for Arrangement Against a Structural Component and a Method of Making a Shim. 2009, Patent US20080211185 20080916, Airbus UK Ltd
  3. Muelaner, J.E., A. Kayani, O. Martin, and P.G. Maropoulos. Measurement Assisted Assembly and the Roadmap to Part-To-Part Assembly. in 7th International Conference on Digital Enterprise Technology. 2011. Athens, Greece , Available from http://www.muelaner.com/research/MADA/MAA_and_Roadmap_to_Part-To-Part.html
  4. Summers, M., Robot Capability Test and Development of Industrial Robot Positioning System for the Aerospace Industry, in AeroTech Congress & Exhibition. 2005, SAE International: Grapevine,Texas. p. 1-13
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