The design and planning of cable harness assemblies

被引：14
作者：
Ng, FM [1 ]
Ritchie, JM [1 ]
Simmons, JEL [1 ]
机构：
[1] Heriot Watt Univ, Dept MEch & Chem Engn, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland
来源：
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART B-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MANUFACTURE | 2000年 / 214卷 / 10期
关键词：
cable harness design; virtual reality; concurrent engineering;
D O I：
10.1243/0954405001517964
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
Bundles of cables known as harnesses are an essential and costly but often overlooked feature of electromechanical systems. This paper describes the problems and difficulties associated with cable harness design and planning and reviews published material on the subject. A case study approach involving a number of advanced manufacturing organizations was used to confirm current industrial practice. Cable harness design and planning is revealed to comprise a sequential, iterative set of lengthy activities carried out late in the overall product development cycle. It was found that there has been little attempt to integrate any of the core activities involved. The paper concludes with a proposal for a new concurrent engineering approach to cable harness design that makes use of an immersive virtual environment within which stages in the process can be addressed.
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页码：881 / 890
页数：10
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