... the overall packaging yield ( 6 7 ). welding induced distortion dynamic thermal tensioning twist control thin walled structure nonlinear time-varying system nonlinear control systems mechanical variables control time-varying systems arc welding finite element analysis distortion...

.... 537 – 562 . Paulsen , F. , and Welo , T. , 1996 , “ Application of Numerical Simulation in the Bending of Aluminum-Alloy Profiles ,” J. Mater. Process. Technol. , 58 , pp. 274 – 285 . 01 Feb 2002 01 July 2002 04 03 2003 bending mechanical variables control...

...G. D. Buckner 04 03 2003 cutting machining mechanical variables control intelligent control neural nets robust control production control The author would like to include Benito R. Fernandez and Glenn Y. Masada, both from the Department of Mechanical Engineering...

... (RSW) is a predominant means of body structure assembly in the automotive industry. Although this joining method has been used for many years, it is still more of an art than a science. resistance welding cracks tensile strength thermal analysis mechanical variables control 01 Sept...

... operations account for a significant portion of total manufacturing costs. In the U.S., the annual cost associated with material removal is estimated to be 10 percent of the GDP 3 . cutting machining mechanical variables control intelligent control neural nets robust control production...

... in the JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING . Manuscript received July 1999; revised June 2000. Associate Editor: E. C. DeMeter. 01 July 1999 01 June 2000 manufacturing processes sensitivity analysis kinematics position control mechanical variables control machine tools...

... manufacturing processes mechanical variables control Three-dimensional bent tubes are widely used in the aerospace industry. These tubes are usually formed with a rotary-draw tube bending machine. Steps in the bending process are shown in Fig. 1 . At the beginning of the process, the clamp die clamps...

.... 01 Aug 1999 01 March 2000 forming processes manufacturing processes bending mechanical variables control Monte Carlo methods statistical analysis tolerance analysis Three-dimensional aerospace tubes are usually formed by successively bending, advancing and rotating a tube...