On the Evolvement of Limiting Positions as a Result of the Interaction of Tolerances and Compliant Systems

When talking about a large batch production of a certain mechanical product it generally comes along with specific requirements in terms of dimensional management to guarantee a consistently high product quality ensuring that customer requirements are met. Therefore, this contribution is about the effect that the elasticity of the observed assembly has on the formation of the limiting positions of the considered key product characteristics arising from tolerance analysis. On the example of an automotive door assembly a developed approach based on existing methodologies is explained in detail containing CAT and FEM simulations.