15th Triennial World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control
  Barcelona, 21–26 July 2002 
A SYSTEM LIFE-CYCLE MODEL FOR DISASSEMBLY-ASSEMBLY LINE DESIGN
Christian Mascle
Section fabrication, Département de Génie Mécanique, École Polytechnique de
Montréal, C.P. 6079, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3A7 Canada
e-mail: Christian.Mascle@meca.polymtl.ca

In this paper, algorithms are presented in order to determine the best disassembly sequence for a sub-assembly and a system life-cycle model for disassembly-assembly line design. The main contribution consists in the determination of a sequence which has the minimal number of components to disassemble, taken into account several criteria: stability, the geometrical form, operations done in parallel, and the irreversible operations. The integration of assembly and disassembly is advantageous for the activation of higher value as per assembly, repair, maintenance and reuse of parts, components and products.
Keywords: Assembly, System Design, Computer-aided manufacturing, Adaptive systems, CAD/CAM Models, Reversibility, algorithms, Database Structures
Session slot T-Th-A20: Assembly line Design and Balancing/Area code 1a : Advanced Manufacturing Technology