Disassembly sequence planning is a relatively new subject and has only recently gained interest in the research literature. Disassembly simulations are important not only for improving product design, but also for maintaining an updated process plan, which becomes a tedious and complicated task given the complexity of today’s mechanisms. The crucial issue, in the generation of disassembly plans, is the rise in the amount of sequences, especially with the increase of the number of parts in the mechanism. For this reason, it is crucial to seek an optimal feasible method for the disassembly process. In this paper, an optimized disassembly process based on a genetic algorithm is proposed. The method takes into account several criteria such as maintainability of usury component, part volume, tools change and the change of disassembly directions. The results obtained demonstrate the satisfactory side of these criteria to identify a feasible disassembly sequence.
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