CELDi Conference, Stillwater, OK, 12-13 April 2005

Fixture Design Criteria

Dr. Shivakumar Raman and Aashish Wadke University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma College of Engineering

University of Oklahoma School of Industrial Engineering

Center for Engineering Logistics and Distribution

Fixture Design Criteria A quick glance

Improve and speed Fixture Design (Phase I)
research technologies to improve and speed fixture design within Tinker AFB detailed descriptions of theoretical fixture design principles summary of available hydraulic fixtures electronic fixture design manual CAD Modeling of available Fixtures Creation of 3D visualizations of fixtures in Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) Build a library of modular fixturing components Decision Support System for Building Machining Fixtures

Interactive 3D Fixture Visualization and Assembly (Phase II)

Dynamically Build Custom Modular Fixtures (Phase III) Objective

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Improve and speed fixture design Comprehensive Fixture Design Tutorial

Fixture Design Manual Jigs and Fixtures Dos and Donts Hydraulic Chucks Fixture Animations

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Use of VRML Visualize Fixturing Principles

3D Visualization of Fixturing Principles.
Integration of CAD and Internet Technology Dynamic visualizations Ease of Use Compatible with standard web browsers

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Interactive 3D Visualization and Assembly Collection of Fixtures Built at Tinker AFB

Assembly of fixtures part by part in a Three Dimensional Virtual Environment. Analyze and study different aspects of fixturing Locate parts Supporting parts Assembly Clamping parts
Info Assembly Part Part Info

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Fixture Assembly
Operations in 3D Virtual Environment Pick and Place object Change View (top, front, side, bottom) Pan, Zoom In/Out, Rotate 360

degrees

Part by Part Assembly of Fixture in

3D Virtual Environment

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Modular Fixturing
Database of modular fixturing components. Archive of pre-built modular fixture configurations. Tutorial for building Modular Fixtures enhanced with VRML and instructional videos. Build modular fixtures dynamically in Virtual Reality (VR) environment.

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Decision Support System for Building Fixtures

Online Dynamic Fixture Building System

Ready Reference of Fixturing principles 3D Visualization of objects for better understanding Enable rapid fixture building Build fixture in Virtual Environment Analyze fixture design virtually before actually building it Excellent tool for specific part fixturing System independent of CAD platforms

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