28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS 2012-6.4.2


AUTOMATIC FLATTENING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL WIRING HARNESSES FOR MANUFACTURING

T. van den Berg, G. la Rocca, M. J. L. van Tooren
TU Delft, Netherlands

Keywords: knowledge based engineering, aircraft wiring, manufacturing design, flattening wiring harness

Increases in aircraft wiring volume and complexity call for manufacturing design improvements to reduce cost and lead-time. By using Knowledge Based Engineering the repetitive, time-consuming process of flattening a 3D digital wiring harness can be largely automated, while ensuring compliance to physical constraints and manufacturing guidelines.


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