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...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...

... in the JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING . Manuscript received Feb. 2002; Revised July 2002. Associate Editor: R. Smelser. 01 Feb 2002 01 July 2002 04 03 2003 bending mechanical variables control closed loop systems plastic deformation manufacturing processes...

... welding cracks tensile strength thermal analysis mechanical variables control Resistance spot welding (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...

.... 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 control 01 January 2000 01 July 2000 Contributed...

... . 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 design for manufacture The locating scheme...

...; revised March 2000. Associate Editor: R. Smelser. 01 Aug 1999 01 March 2000 forming processes bending manufacturing processes mechanical variables control Three-dimensional bent tubes are widely used in the aerospace industry. These tubes are usually formed with a rotary...

... bending mechanical variables control Monte Carlo methods statistical analysis tolerance analysis 01 Aug 1999 01 March 2000 Contributed by the Manufacturing Engineering Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING . Manuscript received Aug. 1999...