Quick GPS: A new CAT system for single-part tolerancing

Authors:
Bernard Anselmetti;Robin Chavanne;Jian-Xin Yang;Nabil Anwer
Affiliations:
LURPA, ENS Cachan, 61, Avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan Cedex, France and IUT Cachan, Université Paris-Sud 11, 9, avenue de la division Leclerc, 94230 Cachan, France;LURPA, ENS Cachan, 61, Avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan Cedex, France and IUT Cachan, Université Paris-Sud 11, 9, avenue de la division Leclerc, 94230 Cachan, France;LURPA, ENS Cachan, 61, Avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan Cedex, France and Beijing University of Technology, 100124 Beijing, China;LURPA, ENS Cachan, 61, Avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan Cedex, France and IUT St. Denis, Université Paris 13, Place du 8 Mai 1945, 93205 Saint-Denis, France
Venue:
Computer-Aided Design
Year:
2010

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Abstract

This paper depicts a new CAT (Computer Aided Tolerancing) system called Quick GPS (Geometrical Product Specification), for assisting the designer when specifying the functional tolerances of a single part included in a mechanism, without any required complex function analysis. The mechanism assembly is first described through a positioning table formalism. In order to create datum reference frames and to respect assembly requirements, an ISO based 3D tolerancing scheme is then proposed, thanks to a set of rules based on geometric patterns and TTRS (Technologically and Topologically Related Surfaces). Since it remains impossible to determine tolerance chains automatically, the designer must impose links between the frames. The CAT system that we developed here proposes ISO based tolerance specifications to help ensure compliance with the designer's intentions, saving on time and eliminating errors. This paper will detail both the set of tolerancing rules and the designer's approach. The Quick GPS system has been developed in a CATIA V5 environment using CATIA VBA and CATIA CAA procedures.