Study on Mixed Assembly Modeling of Rigid and Flexible Parts for Aerospace Product Virtual Assembly

According to the characteristics of aerospace product, the model representation and storage of the rigid part and cable harness is proposed. The Dendritic Correlative Model of Mixed Assembly of Rigid and Flexible Parts (DCMMA-RFP) is introduced based on the hierarchical model and graph model. The assembly model which realizes the lightweight storage can clearly represent the hierarchy relation and assembly process of aerospace products. The assembly modeling process in the virtual assembly environment is detailed described. Finally the effectiveness of DCMMA-RFP is verified by an example.