Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering: Recent submissions

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    • The Measurement of Very Low Frictional Torques in Rotating Equipment 

      M. Zaid; I. S. Tolins (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1960)
      In the design of high precision, rotating equipment such as air bearings, gyroscopes, etc., it has become possible to reduce the frictional torques to “almost zero” values. The measurement and ...

    • Refinement of Finite Difference Calculations in Kinematic Analysis 

      Bernard W. Shaffer; Irvin Krause (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1960)
      First and second finite-difference expressions are derived for the first three derivatives of displacement with respect to time. The numerical results obtained by applying these difference expressions ...

    • Mechanical Vibration Filters With Nonlinear Characteristics 

      Will J. Worley (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1960)
      The behavior of a single degree of freedom system consisting of a single mass mounted on a spring and damper attached to an oscillating base is investigated. Steady-state and transient sinusoidal ...

    • Optimum Tolerances of Sheet Materials for Flight Vehicles 

      George A. Hoffman (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1960)
      A method is derived for specifying economically optimum tolerances for a variety of sheet materials for use in flight vehicles. The results indicate a significant disparity between present ...

    • Structural Weight Approximation for a Bell-Nozzle Divergent Section 

      G. D. Brewer; E. Levin (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1960)
      In the preliminary design of missile systems it is necessary to consider the weight of the individual components which comprise the missile. The usual procedure in weight approximation is to ...

    • New Developments in the Theory of the Metal-Cutting Process: Part I. The Ploughing Process in Metal Cutting 

      P. Albrecht (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1960)
      Revelation of the significance of “ploughing” in the metal-cutting process, which occurs because of the finite sharpness of the cutting edge, leads to a better understanding of the mechanics ...

    • A Critical Comparison of Metal-Cutting Theories With New Experimental Data 

      S. Kobayashi; R. P. Herzog; D. M. Eggleston; E. G. Thomsen (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1960)
      The following alloys were investigated in orthogonal metal-cutting tests at varying cutting speeds, rake angles, and feeds: Steel SAE 1112 annealed and as-received; steel SAE 1020 as-received; ...

    • Identification of Multiple Feature Representations by Volume Decomposition for 2.5-Dimensional Components 

      V. Sundararajan; Paul K. Wright (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)
      Decomposition of computer-aided design models into features that can be directly manufactured and easily translated from one representation to another has been recognized as a necessity for robust ...

    • IN MEMORIAM 

      Ranga Komanduri (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)
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    • A New Sequence Evolution Approach to Assembly Planning 

      H. Fujimoto; M. F. Sebaaly (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)
      Assembly planning is the problem of finding the best or optimal sequence to assemble a product, starting from its design data. It is still solved manually in most advanced assembly plants, ...

    • Sensor Optimization for Fault Diagnosis in Multi-Fixture Assembly Systems With Distributed Sensing 

      A. Khan; D. Ceglarek (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)
      Sensing for the system-wide diagnosis of dimensional faults in multi-fixture sheet metal assembly presents significant issues of complexity due to the number of levels of assembly and the number ...

    • High Accuracy Positioning in SCARA-Type Robot by Sensor-based Decoupling Control 

      M. Shiraishi; S. Sugano; S. Aoshima (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)
      To compensate for the effects of coupling torque and load variations experienced in SCARA-type robots, we propose a new method of sensor-based decoupling control. In this method the plant is ...

    • Dimension Inspection of Spatial Cams by CNC Coordinate Measuring Machines 

      Psang Dain Lin; Jung-Fa Hsieh; Research Assistant (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)
      The problem of spatial cam inspection is still predominantly approached from simple gauging by manufacturers in today’s industry, despite the fact that Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) is both ...

    • Two- and Three-Dimensional Path Optimization for Production Machinery 

      W. A. Khan; D. R. Hayhurst (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)
      Path optimization is desirable in many problem instances occurring in discrete manufacturing and pick and place technology. The problem may refer to applications ranging from two-dimensional ...

    • A Control System for Microwave Processing of Materials 

      P. Groombridge; E. Siores; Executive Director; A. Oloyede (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)
      This paper discusses a control system for microwave processing of materials. Microwave joining of ceramics and drying of timber are currently industry practices while microwave joining of engineering ...

    • Numerical Simulation of Plastic Deformation of Pressurized Oblate Spheroid-Inscribed Single-Curvature Shells 

      S. H. Zhang; Z. R. Wang; K. B. Nielsen; J. Danckert (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)
      The integral hydro-bulge forming (IHBF) technology is used for manufacturing oblate spheroidal shells. A mild steel oblate spheroidal shell and a stainless steel shell were manufactured by using ...

    • Determination of Optimal Machining Conditions: A Coupled Uncertainty Model 

      S. S. Rao; Professor & Chair; Li Chen (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)
      The problem of selecting optimal machining conditions, where the formulation involves the use of empirical relations, is considered. Since both randomness and fuzziness are associated with empirical ...

    • Discretizors and Interpolators for Five-Axis CNC Machines 

      Radha Sarma; Aarthi Rao (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)
      Discretization and interpolation of curves are two frequently adopted practices when machining complex curves using computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines. Both practices stem from the need ...

    • Form Error Estimation Using Spatial Statistics 

      Tai-Hung Yang; John Jackman (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)
      Form error estimation is an essential step in the assessment of product geometry created through one or more manufacturing processes. We present a new method using spatial statistics to estimate ...

    • A Mathematical Transform to Analyze Part Surface Quality in Manufacturing 

      Irem Y. Tumer; Research Scientist; Kristin L. Wood; Ilene J. Busch-Vishniac; Dean (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)
      The status of fault patterns on part surfaces can provide valuable information about the condition of a manufacturing system. Accurate detection of the part surface condition in manufacturing ...