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This paper presents cost tolerance sensitivity analysis (CTSA), a novel method of determining which features are critical and non-critical early in the design phase when cost information is uncertain. The method utilizes minimum cost tolerancing methods combined with designed experiments to determine which features are sensitive or insensitive to uncertainties in the cost¡ªtolerance curve estimates. The method successfully identified critical and non-critical dimensions on the case study of a windmill transmission. The results also show that both cost and tolerances must be considered simultaneously, and examination of near optimal solutions improves the results.
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Gerth, R.J., Klonaris, P., Pfeiffer, T. (1999). Cost Tolerance Sensitivity Analysis for Concurrent Engineering Design Support. In: van Houten, F., Kals, H. (eds) Global Consistency of Tolerances. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1705-2_32
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