Relating Tolerances and Kinematic Behavior

Designers usually complete the design with nominal dimensions and allocate tolerancesonly at the drawing stage. This practice can cause the following problems: (1)unnecessarily tight tolerances that require expensive manufacturing processes, (2) partswhose proper functioning is contingent on excessively tight tolerances, and (3) situationswhere slight wear on a part can seriously modify the behavior of the device. There is aneed for computer-based techniques which will allow designers ...