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H. Wang, U. Roy
Dept. of Mech., Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244
INTRODUCTION
The tolerancing methodology in this work uses 4. Any important component may have
these mirrors to locate important component(s) more that one cluster and thus more than one
and develop the required DRF(s) on the DRF. However, if any two clusters have contacts
component(s) first. The mating component’s with the same mating component, those two
(which mates with the important component) clusters need to be merged into one so that they
features are next toleranced. The DRF system will have only one DRF.
of the important component is ”duplicated” (as it
is) to the mating components. The common 5. If repeatability is a necessity, form and
mating features of both important component orientation tolerance must be considered for the
and its mating components will be then selected datum features.
as the datum features and their configurations
will be same. Tolerancing functional features to 6. Select appropriate tolerance types of
this DRF preserves assembliabity and other features’ (which are not datum features)
functionality of components. Tolerance types, location with respect to the established DRF as
values and material conditions are decided by per figure 1. If necessary, additional orientation
industrial practices. Figure 1 shows the or form or both tolerances need to be added to a
recommendations for tolerance type selection in feature for a stricter control as per its functional
ASME and ISO standards that are normally requirements. Tolerance values are inferred
practiced in industries. from size tolerance and fitting requirements (if
there is no specific requirements about size
The followings are the steps of the proposed tolerance of features, tolerance value is
methodology for tolerancing by mirror method: initialized to zero in order to have a maximum
size tolerance). Material conditions are
1. Generate assembly graph of functional determined as MMCs or LMCs based on
features where patterns of features are functional requirements.
Create DRF(s)
Input housing
Planetary Holder
Dimensions are related to DRF
No
Is the feature
Yes Right Bearing
coaxial to the Sun Gear
Profile tolerance with DRF
datum axis?
Retaining Ring
untoleranced dimensions are basic Left Bearing
Positional tolerance MMC
(Interchangeability, ow RPM)