Hi and thanks for the quick replies.
Sorry I should have been more specific, I am referring to to the Advanced Assembly Stack Calculations taught in a course by Alex Krulikowski.
BTW I have no idea about DLM and the Monte Carlo Simulation.
No offence intended but at first I thought you were pulling my leg until I did a quick search on the net and found both of them. From the looks of both you mentioned they very heavily based in mathemetics although the 2 Column method is mathematics to the extent where you add up the min/max columns that's it to give a desired solution. It is also ideal in the respect that you can then optimise you tolearance if you wish it to be looser or tighter.
Esentially in the 2 Column Stack method is summarised as follows:
1. You identify the problem (make a note of conditons affectiong the stack to be considered, label the start/end point and direction of your stack),
2. Choose a desired answer (IE identify what you are seeking, min/max dist or both),
3. Identify the stack path (ie where all the repsective components contact each other and and form the shortest path, label the path, write the details in the respective columns.
4. Do the math
Please bear in mind i have put in 4 very short points the essesnce of what the course teaches. It is hard to convey a whole course in a few short lines but I hope this may give some of you a rough idea.
Regards for now, thanks in advance and hoping for some really interesting feedback. I'd really hope to find someone else who has done the course as well. Surely I can't be the only mortal who has done this specific course....pls
Best Regards
Dave
