Laboratory for Applied Manufacturing Controls

该奖项旨在促进多学科的努力，整合制造控制领域的各种研究活动，以一种更强调和更有效的方式集中这些努力。研究活动将包括，但不限于，用于精密和无传感器执行器的运动控制器，用于制造设备的预测监测和诊断系统，基于线性感应电机（LIM）的制造设备以及雕刻表面的表面测量和加工。将对美国制造业产生重大影响的进一步项目将由研究小组在与工业界和研究界密切协商后确定。所有这些项目都将与制造系统和工程项目紧密结合，以便将研究活动的结果转移到课堂上。向工业部门转让技术将是这项活动的一个重要部分。将多名研究人员整合到一个专注于制造控制领域研究的团队中，将有助于研究和开发针对制造中传统问题的新解决方案。如果这与课堂和工业部门的技术转让成功结合起来，就可以获得重大的长期利益。

This award is intended to facilitate a multi-disciplinary effort to integrate the various research activities in the area of manufacturing controls in a manner that focusses these efforts with greater emphasis and efficiency. Research activities to be pursued will include, but not be limited to, motion controllers for precision and sensorless actuators, predictive monitoring and diagnostics systems for manufacturing equipment, Linear Induction Motor (LIM) based manufacturing equipment and the surface measurement and processing of sculptured surfaces. Further projects that will have a significant impact on manufacturing in the United States will be identified by the research team in close consultation with industry and the research community. All these projects will be closely coupled with the Manufacturing Systems and Engineering program to enable the transfer of the results of the research activity to the classroom. Technology transfer to the industrial sector will be an essential part of the activity. The integration of multiple investigators into a team focussed on research in the area of manufacturing controls will assist in the research and development of new solutions to traditional problems in manufacturing. Significant long-term benefit could be derived if this is successfully coupled with technology transfer in the classroom and to the industry sector.