Tolerance Allocation Methods for Designers

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Tolerance Allocation Methods for Designers ADCATS Report No. 99-6. Kenneth W. Chase Department of Mechanical engineering Brigham Young University 1999. ABSTRACT. Tolerance Allocation is a design tool. It provides a rational basis for assigning tolerances to dimensions. Several algorithms are described in this paper for performing Tolerance Allocation , which is defined as the re-distribution of the Tolerance budget within an assembly to reduce over-all cost of production, while meeting target levels for quality. The task of placing +/- tolerances on each dimension of a CAD model or set of engineering drawings may seem menial and of little consequence. However, it can have enormous impact on cost and quality.

Tolerance Allocation Methods for Designers ADCATS Report No. 99-6 Kenneth W. Chase Department of Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University

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