Deployment of an Innovative Resource Choice Method for Process Planning

TL;DR

This paper presents a novel resource selection method for process planning in aircraft manufacturing, integrating design and manufacturing constraints to improve process efficiency and knowledge management.

Contribution

It introduces an innovative resource choice approach tailored for aircraft parts, linking design and manufacturing for enhanced process planning.

Findings

Digital mock-up validates the resource choice method

Demonstrates potential for in-process knowledge capitalization

Supports simultaneous product and process development

Abstract

Designers, process planners and manufacturers naturally consider different concepts for a same object. The stiffness of production means and the design specification requirements mark out process planners as responsible of the coherent integration of all constraints. First, this paper details an innovative solution of resource choice, applied for aircraft manufacturing parts. In a second part, key concepts are instanced for the considered industrial domain. Finally, a digital mock up validates the solution viability and demonstrates the possibility of an in-process knowledge capitalisation and use. Formalising the link between Design and Manufacturing allows to hope enhancements of simultaneous Product / Process developments.