Entropy-based method to evaluate contact-pressure distribution for assembly-accuracy stability prediction

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Assembly accuracy and accuracy stability prediction are significant research directions for improving the reliability and efficiency of precision assembly. In this study, an improved method for assembly accuracy stability prediction, based on the contact-pressure distribution entropy, is presented. By using the contact-pressure distribution as the evaluation parameter instead of the strain-energy distribution, the improved method can not only predict the assembly accuracy of precision assembly more efficiently, but also predict the stability of the assembly accuracy with variations in the ambient temperature. The contact pressure has a clearer mechanical significance than strain energy density in the assembly process, which can be used to distinguish the actual contact area from the contact surface. Hence, the improved method is more efficient and accurate than the original. This study utilizes the same case used in the original method and an additional case from the actual production process to verify the improved method. The correctness and validity of the improved method are proved by these case studies.

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Chen, X., Jin, X., Shang, K., & Zhang, Z. (2019). Entropy-based method to evaluate contact-pressure distribution for assembly-accuracy stability prediction. Entropy, 21(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/e21030322

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