Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering: Recent submissions
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Fixturing Analysis For Stability Consideration in an Automated Fixture Design System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)Stability analysis plays a critical role in determining the applicability of a fixture design. This paper reports the development of a computational methodology for quantitatively analyzing the ... -
A Dexterous Part-Holding Model for Handling Compliant Sheet Metal Parts
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)Material handling of compliant sheet metal parts significantly impacts both part dimensional quality and production rate in the stamping industry. This paper advances previously developed material ... -
Extrusion Through Spherical Dies—An Upper Bound Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)An upper bound solution for extrusion through a spherical die has been developed. Equations for the velocity and strain rate fields in the deformation zone are presented. The equations to ... -
Digital Projector Calibration for 3-D Active Vision Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)3-D active vision systems that project artificial structured light for coordinate measurements have been adopted in many industrial applications. With advances of electronic projection display ... -
Role of Cryogenic Cooling on Cutting Temperature in Turning Steel
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)Application of conventional cutting fluids do not serve the purposes effectively particularly under high cutting velocity and feed. Besides, such cutting fluids pollute the environment in high ... -
A Cable Extension Transducer Based Two-Dimensional Position Sensor for Industrial Applications
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)A technique for two-dimensional position measurement is presented through the use of cable-extension transducers. The method includes the use of two such transducers and the planar position is ... -
Distortion in Thermal Field Around Inserted Thermocouples in Experimental Interfacial Studies, Part 4: End Effect
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)The main objective of this investigation is to develop a model for predicting the systematic temperature measurement error due to the thermal disturbance in the region surrounding the thermocouple ... -
Iterative Fixture Layout and Clamping Force Optimization Using the Genetic Algorithm
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)Fixture design is a critical step in machining. An important aspect of fixture design is the optimization of the fixture, the primary objective being the minimization of workpiece deflection ... -
Development of a Dilatometer for Measurement of the PVT Properties of a Polymer/CO2 Solution Using a Foaming Extruder and a Gear Pump
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)This paper presents an innovative dilatometer that can measure the pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) properties of polymer/CO2 solutions in a molten state. The basic rationale of the design is ... -
Finite Element Modeling of Edge Trimming Fiber Reinforced Plastics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)A finite element model was developed to simulate chip formation in the edge trimming of unidirectional Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRPs) with orthogonal cutting tools. Fiber orientations (θ) within ... -
Feasibility of Plasma Spraying in Developing MMC Coatings: Modeling the Heating of Coated Powder Particles
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)Coated powder particles composed of a ceramic core and a metallic coating are being considered for plasma spray applications. The goal of using these powders is to produce particulate-reinforced ... -
Gear Hobbing Cutting Process Simulation and Tool Wear Prediction Models
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)Gear hobbing is an efficient method to manufacture high quality and performance toothed wheels, although it is associated with complicated process kinematics, chip formation and tool wear mechanisms. ... -
Suppressing Cracking in Resistance Welding AA5754 by Mechanical Means
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)In this paper mechanical aspects of cracking during single- and multi-spot welding of AA5754 was investigated by both experimental and analytical approaches. The impact of mechanical loading on ... -
Criterion for Prevention of Central Bursting in Forward Extrusions Through Spherical Dies Using the Finite Element Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)Spherical dies are increasing in popularity in the cold-forming industry because of the ease in subsequent secondary operations. This paper presents criteria curves, calculated using the finite ... -
An On-line Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis System for Feed Rolls in the Plate Mill
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)An on-line condition monitoring and diagnosis system for feed rolls was developed for providing early warnings of malfunctions so as to avoid great losses resulting from unexpected shutdown of ... -
Analysis of Cold Extrusion of Non Re-entry Product Shapes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)The paper presents a feature-based analysis of cold extrusion process for non re-entry shapes. Part drawing of the shape to be extruded is drawn using line, arc, circle, polyline and ellipse ... -
Floquet Theory Based Approach for Stability Analysis of the Variable Speed Face-Milling Process
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)This paper presents a new method for stability analysis of the variable spindle speed face milling process whose dynamics are described by a set of differential-difference equations with periodic ... -
Tool Path-Based Deposition Planning in Fused Deposition Processes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)The fabrication of a functional part requires very high layer quality in the Fused Deposition (FD) processes. The constant deposition flow rate currently used in FD technology cannot meet this ... -
Mechanistic Model for Tapping Process With Emphasis on Process Faults and Hole Geometry
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)A mechanistic approach for modeling the tapping process is presented. A methodology for computing chip load is developed for an arbitrary tap geometry. The mechanics of cutting for tapping is ... -
Mechanical Properties of Hardened AISI 52100 Steel in Hard Machining Processes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)This paper provides an approach using tensile tests at elevated temperatures to estimate mechanical properties of the work material for both elastic and plastic deformations in a broad range ...