CAREER: The Mechanics of Web Handling

本职业计划结合了卷筒纸处理系统的基础力学的研究计划和两个课程开发项目。卷筒纸处理的研究开发计划是由许多行业的公司，包括3M，柯达，宝洁和SRST技术的需求推动的，以更好地理解和更快地处理薄，灵活的材料。 这些处理过程产生了各种各样的产品，如地毯，织物，收缩包装，尿布和纸巾。 普遍的问题，防止更有效的操作，如在卷绕辊滑，起皱，折痕，振动将进行研究。 这项研究所回答的基本问题将使公司能够更快、更有效地生产他们的产品。 课程发展计划有两个主要目标。 第一个重点将是开发两门关于固体和结构的数学建模的课程。这些课程将使学生接触到在卷筒纸处理系统和整个工程研究中出现的建模问题。 第二个目标是对宾州州立大学要求的本科生振动课程进行全面改革。 其中一部分将与可选的振动实验室课程相结合。 此外，工作室的概念，结合讲座，实验室和背诵到一个教育经验，将被介绍。 沿着传统的讲座，学生们组成的小团队将使用课堂电脑来完成活动，使他们能够更彻底地学习这门学科。

This CAREER proposal combines a research program on the fundamentalmechanics of web handing systems with two curriculum development projects.The research development plan in web handling is motivated by the needs ofcompanies in many industries, including 3M, Kodak, Procter & Gamble, and SRSTechnologies, to better understand and more rapidly process thin, flexiblematerial. These handling processes produce a wide variety of products suchas carpet, fabric, shrink-wrap, diapers, and paper towel. Universal issuesthat prevent more efficient operation-such as slip in wound rolls,wrinkling, creasing, and vibration-will be studied. The fundamentalquestions answered by this research will allow companies to more rapidly andefficiently produce their products. The curriculum development plan has twomajor thrusts. The first thrust will be the development of two uniquecourses concerning the mathematical modelling of solids and structures.These courses will expose students to modelling issues that occur in thestudy of web handling systems and throughout engineering. The second thrustwill be an extensive overhaul of Penn States required undergraduatevibrations course. One section will be combined with the optionalvibrations laboratory class. Additionally, the studio concept, combininglecture, laboratory and recitation into one educational experience, will beintroduced. Along with traditional lectures, small teams of students willuse classroom computers to complete activities, allowing them to morethoroughly learn the subject.