Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering: Recent submissions
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Off-Axial, Gas-Jet-Assisted, Laser Cutting of 6.35-mm Thick Stainless Steel
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)A dual gas-jet, laser-cutting technique involving coaxial and off-axial oxygen gas flows was developed to cut 6.35-mm thick AISI 304 stainless steel plates with a 1.2-kW CO2 gas transport laser ... -
Determination of the Load Distribution in a Threaded Connector Having Dissimilar Materials and Varying Thread Stiffness
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)A modified spring model was developed to predict the load distribution in the threaded portion of a connector. Distinction was made between a compression case (nut and bolt) and a tension ... -
Morphology of Surfaces Generated by Circular Wire Brushes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)The characteristic surface that is generated during orthogonal wire brushing of a flat 6061-T6 aluminum workpart is examined in this paper. Scanning electron microscopy is used for characterizing ... -
A Realistic Friction Model for Computer Simulation of Sheet Metal Forming Processes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)A realistic model for friction in lubricated sheet-metal forming which takes account of the different lubrication regimes which may occur at the sheet/tooling interface is developed. Friction is ... -
Evaluation of Gear Tooth Stresses by Finite Element Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)Stresses developed in the root fillet of the spur gear tooth due to static load are evaluated by using the finite element method. The method is automated with a computer program with which ... -
Energy Partition to the Workpiece for Grinding with Aluminum Oxide and CBN Abrasive Wheels
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)An experimental investigation is reported of the energy partition to the workpiece for grinding of steels with aluminum oxide and cubic boron nitride (CBN) abrasive wheels. The energy input to ... -
A Customized Neural Network for Sensor Fusion in On-Line Monitoring of Cutting Tool Wear
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)A customized neural network for sensor fusion of acoustic emission and force in on-line detection of tool wear is developed. Based on two critical concerns regarding practical and reliable ... -
Reason Maintenance in Product Modeling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)An approach to product modeling by using a reason maintenance system to reduce the amount of search required for the identification of feasible designs is described. An assumption-based truth ... -
Design and Algorithmic Implementation of a Part Loading Regulator for a Manufacturing Cell
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)The focus of this paper is to present a control methodology for the regulation of loading and processing of parts in a manufacturing cell in the presence of minor disturbances. The control ... -
Min-Max Load Model for Optimizing Machining Fixture Performance
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)Spherical-tipped locators and clamps are often used for the restraint of castings during machining. For structurally rigid castings, contact region deformation and micro-slippage are the predominant ... -
In-process Identification of System Time Constant for the Adaptive Control of Grinding
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)The forces generated during the grinding process cause deflections of the machine-grinding wheel-workpiece system which are large compared to the accuracies required. The deflections cannot be ... -
Evolution of Generic Mathematical Models and Algorithms for the Surface Development and Manufacture of Complex Ducts
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)Complex ducts bound by developable surfaces can be obtained by cutting out the required developed shape on plane sheets and then wedge-bending or folding along certain lines called generators ... -
Sensing and Control of Weld Pool Geometry for Automated GTA Welding
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)Weld pool geometry is a crucial factor in determining welding quality, especially in the case of sheet welding. Its feedback control should be a fundamental requirement for automated welding. ... -
Mating of Rigid Parts by a Manipulator With Its Own Compliance
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)In most assembly tasks involving mating of parts, industrial robots are not equipped with special compliant devices such as a remote center compliant hand. It is useful to know how the mating ... -
A Mechanistic Approach to the Prediction of Material Removal Rates in Rotary Ultrasonic Machining
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)An approach to modeling the material removal rate (MRR) during rotary ultrasonic machining (RUM) of ceramics is proposed and applied to predicting the MRR for the case of magnesia stabilized ... -
Automated Monitoring of Manufacturing Processes, Part 2: Applications
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)In Part 2 of this paper, three applications of automated monitoring of manufacturing processes are presented to demonstrate the use of monitoring methods discussed in Part 1 of the paper. These ... -
Surface Roughness Measurement by Ultrasonic Sensing for In-Process Monitoring
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)This paper presents a new surface roughness measurement technique suitable for in-process monitoring in production machining processes. The technique is based on the utilization of focused ultrasonic ... -
Simultaneous In-Process Inspection of Surface Form and Roughness of Machined Sculptured Surfaces
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)A noncontact measuring system for the simultaneous in-process inspection of surface form and surface roughness of sculptured machined surfaces is described. Previous presented work demonstrated ... -
Automated Monitoring of Manufacturing Processes, Part 1: Monitoring Methods
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)This paper presents a systematic study of various monitoring methods suitable for automated monitoring of manufacturing processes. In general, monitoring is composed of two phases: learning and ... -
An Error Compensation Strategy for Replication by Rapid Prototyping
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995)A generic closed-loop strategy for error compensation is presented which extracts and mathematically models the geometry of sculptured artifacts, and compensates for cumulative error build-up during ...