Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering: Recent submissions
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Development of Spherical Magnetic Abrasive Made by Plasma Spray
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)Magnetic abrasive used for the internal finishing of capillary tubes, which prevents accumulation of contamination and erratic flow of the conveyed fluid, is a composite particle, consisting of ... -
Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of Metal Embedded Microphotonic Sensors
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)Recent developments in integrated microphotonics have led to unprecedented potential toward robust sensor enhancements for manufacturing systems. These micron-sized subwavelength structured photonic ... -
A Mechanistic Model of Cutting Forces in Micro-End-Milling With Cutting-Condition-Independent Cutting Force Coefficients
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)Complex three-dimensional miniature components are needed in a wide range of industrial applications from aerospace to biomedicine. Such products can be effectively produced by micro-end-milling ... -
Laser-Assisted Milling of Silicon Nitride Ceramics and Inconel 718
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)Laser-assisted machining (LAM) has shown its potential to significantly reduce fabrication costs and improve product quality for advanced materials. While extensive studies have been conducted on ... -
An Acoustic Emission-Based Method for Determining Contact Between a Tool and Workpiece at the Microscale
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)An acoustic emission-based touch-off detection system has been developed to determine contact between a rotating microtool and a workpiece surface with micron-level accuracy. The system has been ... -
Model-Based Pulse Frequency Control for Micro-EDM Milling Using Real-Time Discharge Pulse Monitoring
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)Because electrode wear in microelectrical discharge machining significantly deteriorates the machining accuracy, the electrode wear must be compensated in process to improve the geometric accuracy ... -
Fabrication of High Aspect Ratio Porous Microfeatures Using Hot Compaction Technique
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)High aspect ratio porous microfeatures are becoming more important in the modern industry. However, the fabrication of such features under a mass production environment remains a challenge when ... -
Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Mg∕SiC Nanocomposites Fabricated by Ultrasonic Cavitation Based Nanomanufacturing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)Magnesium, the lightest structural metal, is of significance to improve energy efficiency in various applications. Mg∕SiC nanocomposites were successfully fabricated by ultrasonic cavitation based ... -
Automated Sensor Selection and Fusion for Monitoring and Diagnostics of Plunge Grinding
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)This paper deals with the development of an online monitoring system based on feature-level sensor fusion and its application to OD plunge grinding. Different sensors are used to measure acoustic ... -
Geometry Control of the Deposited Layer in a Nonplanar Laser Cladding Process Using a Variable Structure Controller
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)This paper presents a closed-loop laser cladding process used in nonplanar deposition of desired metallic materials. In the proposed system, the deposited layer geometry is continuously controlled ... -
Novel Laser/Water-Jet Hybrid Manufacturing Process for Cutting Ceramics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)Laser and water-jet manufacturing processes are independently used to cut monolithic and composite ceramics. While these processes offer many advantages over diamond sawing and other abrasive ... -
Directionally Independent Failure Prediction of End-Milling Tools by Tracking Increasing Chaotic Noise at the Machining Frequencies Due to Wear
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)Accurate on-line forecasting of a tool’s condition during end-milling operations is advantageous to the functionality and reliability of automated industrial processes. The ability to disengage the ... -
Estimating Distributions of Surface Parameters for Classification Purposes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)The classification of workpiece surface patterns is an essential element in trying to understand how functional performance is influenced by the surface geometry. Filter banks have been investigated ... -
An Efficient, Accurate Approach to Representing Cutter-Swept Envelopes and Its Applications to Three-Axis Virtual Milling of Sculptured Surfaces
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)To address a major technical challenge in simulating geometric models of machined sculptured surfaces in three-axis virtual machining, this paper presents an efficient, accurate approach to ... -
Networked Fuzzy Control System for a High-Performance Drilling Process
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)The high-performance drilling (HPD) process has a significant impact on production in many industries, such as the automotive, die/mold and aerospace industries. However, cutting conditions for ... -
Precision Spindle Metrology
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)Precision Spindle Metrology,. DEStech Publications, Inc., Lancaster, PA, 2008, 161 pp., ISBN: 978-1-932078-77-0 -
An Adaptive Fuzzy Controller for Constant Cutting Force in End-Milling Processes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)A novel multilevel fuzzy control system is introduced and implemented for online force control of end-milling processes to increase machining productivity and improve workpiece quality, where the ... -
Three Dimensional Analysis of High Frequency Induction Welding of Steel Pipes With Impeder
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)High frequency induction welding is widely employed for longitudinal seam welding of small scale tubes and pipes due to its relatively high processing speed and efficiency. This research is ... -
Dynamics Modeling and Analysis of Thin-Walled Aerospace Structures for Fixture Design in Multiaxis Milling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)Milling of thin-walled aerospace structures is a critical process due to the high flexibility of the workpiece. Current practices in the fixture design and the choice of cutting parameters rely ... -
Variation Source Identification in Manufacturing Processes Based on Relational Measurements of Key Product Characteristics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)Variation source identification for manufacturing processes is critical for product dimensional quality improvement, and various techniques have been developed in recent years. Most existing variation ...