Presidential Young Investigator Award: Sensing And Control in Selected Manufacturing Processes.

在制造业中有许多重要的单元操作 难以对其应用反馈控制。 它们包括 折弯机、弯管、工件矫直、板材 轧制、镦锻、压铸和聚合物加工。 的 研究将调查这些行动，以期使 控制可能。 数学模型简单到 允许快速（真实的时间）计算，但足够复杂， 预测的重要性的影响，将被开发。 参数 例如材料特性、几何形状和工具/工件摩擦 将被测量，以及用于感测这些参数的新方法 将被开发。

There are a number of important unit operations in manufacturing to which it is difficult to apply feedback control. They include pressbrake and tube bending, workpiece straightening, sheet rolling, upset forging, die casting and polymer processing. The research will investigate these operations with a view to making control possible. Mathematical models that are simple enough to permit fast (real time) computations, but complex enough to predict the effects of importance, will be developed. Parameters such as material properties, geometry and tool/workpiece friction will be measured, and new methods for sensing these parameters will be developed.