Variation Sensitivity Study for an Aerospace Wing Spar Assembly

Vincent McKenna; Yan Jin; Adrian Murphy; Michael Morgan; Rao Fu; Caroline McClory; Colm Higgins; Rory Collins; Xuda Qin

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-902-7-171

Variation Sensitivity Study for an Aerospace Wing Spar Assembly

Vincent McKenna, Yan Jin, Adrian Murphy, Michael Morgan, Rao Fu, Caroline McClory, Colm Higgins, Rory Collins, Xuda Qin

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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Abstract

Despite manufacturing sub-components to a high precision, large over-constrained assemblies are often impossible to assemble to tolerance limits
when variations are present. This necessitates expensive and time consuming
variation management processes at assembly, such as shimming. Existing research has not established a methodology to model the variation propagation mechanisms that results in this assembly variation. This paper presents such a methodology, which has the ability to quantify the assembly variation of over-constrained assemblies at the planning stage, providing useful data for determining the most appropriate combination of fabrication and assembly processes to use for a given case. The methodology is validated using an aerospace wing spar assembly, and a sensitivity study completed to rank the key variation drivers in the over-constrained assembly.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXII: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, incorporating the 33rd National Conference on Manufacturing Research, September 11–13, 2018, University of Skövde, Sweden
Editors	Peter Thorvald, Keith Case
Place of Publication	Amersterdam
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	171-176
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-61499-902-7
ISBN (Print)	978-1-61499-901-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-902-7-171
Publication status	Published - Sept 2018

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Name	Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering
Publisher	IOS Press
Volume	8

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Variation propagation modelling and cost-oriented process optimisation for aircraft assembly
McKenna, V. (Author), Murphy, A. (Supervisor) & Jin, Y. (Supervisor), Jul 2020
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McKenna, V., Jin, Y., Murphy, A., Morgan, M., Fu, R., McClory, C., Higgins, C., Collins, R., & Qin, X. (2018). Variation Sensitivity Study for an Aerospace Wing Spar Assembly. In P. Thorvald, & K. Case (Eds.), Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXII: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, incorporating the 33rd National Conference on Manufacturing Research, September 11–13, 2018, University of Skövde, Sweden (pp. 171-176). (Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering; Vol. 8). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-902-7-171

McKenna, Vincent ; Jin, Yan ; Murphy, Adrian et al. / Variation Sensitivity Study for an Aerospace Wing Spar Assembly. Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXII: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, incorporating the 33rd National Conference on Manufacturing Research, September 11–13, 2018, University of Skövde, Sweden. editor / Peter Thorvald ; Keith Case. Amersterdam : IOS Press, 2018. pp. 171-176 (Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering).

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McKenna, V, Jin, Y , Murphy, A, Morgan, M, Fu, R, McClory, C, Higgins, C, Collins, R & Qin, X 2018, Variation Sensitivity Study for an Aerospace Wing Spar Assembly. in P Thorvald & K Case (eds), Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXII: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, incorporating the 33rd National Conference on Manufacturing Research, September 11–13, 2018, University of Skövde, Sweden. Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering, vol. 8, IOS Press, Amersterdam, pp. 171-176. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-902-7-171

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Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXII: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, incorporating the 33rd National Conference on Manufacturing Research, September 11–13, 2018, University of Skövde, Sweden. ed. / Peter Thorvald; Keith Case. Amersterdam: IOS Press, 2018. p. 171-176 (Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering; Vol. 8).

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McKenna V, Jin Y , Murphy A, Morgan M, Fu R, McClory C et al. Variation Sensitivity Study for an Aerospace Wing Spar Assembly. In Thorvald P, Case K, editors, Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXII: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, incorporating the 33rd National Conference on Manufacturing Research, September 11–13, 2018, University of Skövde, Sweden. Amersterdam: IOS Press. 2018. p. 171-176. (Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering). doi: 10.3233/978-1-61499-902-7-171

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