Abstract: Decreasing product life cycles and reduced product development times have led to a need for new strategies for coping with the rapid rate of product family design changes. In this paper, assembly system reconfiguration ...

Abstract: Highdefinition metrology (HDM) systems with fine lateral resolution are capable of capturing the surface shape on a machined part that is beyond the capability of measurement systems employed in manufacturing plants today. ...

Abstract: Ultrasonic welding has been widely used in joining plastic parts since it is fast, economical, and suitable for automation. It also has great potential for joining thermoplastic composite structures in the aerospace and ...

Abstract: The shapes of machined surfaces play a critical role affecting powertrain performance, and therefore, it is necessary to characterize the shapes with high resolution. State-of-the-art approaches for surface shape ...