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Committee neural network force prediction model in milling of fiber reinforced polymers

Kalla, Devi Kiran (Wichita State University, 2008-08)

Increasingly, fiber reinforced polymers are being used in aerospace, naval, and automotive industries due to their high specific strength and high stiffness. Some of the damage problems encountered during machining these ...
Determination of material constitutive models using orthogonal machining tests

Al Bawaneh, Mahmoud (Wichita State University, 2007-12)

The aim of present research is to fine-tune and improve Johnson-Cook (JC) constitutive model parameters for American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 1045 carbon steel and Oxygen-free high conductivity (OFHC) copper using ...
Development and application of immersive virtual environment for assembly tasks

Zhao, Weiwei (Wichita State University, 2006-12)

This research is aimed at the development and application of an immersive virtual reality environment (IVE) for performing assembly and maintenance simulations using the Jack® software package. The Flock of Birds™ motion ...
Facility layout design considering risk for single-period and multi-period cases.

Jithavech, Id (Wichita State University, 2008-05)

The most desirable characteristic of a facility layout is its ability to maintain its efficiency over time while coping with the uncertainty in product demand. A traditional facility layout design method is governed by the ...
Industrial facility nonprocess energy life cycle information

Bawaneh, Khaled (Wichita State University, 2011-12)

Full text of this dissertation is embargoed till December 2013.
Integrated supply chain: multi products location routing problem integrated with inventory under stochastic demand

Sajjadi, Seyed Reza (Wichita State University, 2008-12)

When two logistical decisions of the supply chain namely location (a strategic decision) and routing (a tactical decision) are combined, the location- routing problem (LRP) is formed. LRP deals with simultaneously locating ...
Maintenance oriented optimal design of accelerated degradation testing

Hamada, Murad (2006-12)

In this dissertation, the problem of using accelerated degradation testing data for reliability estimation is studied and demonstrated. Simulation and analytical approaches have been investigated. By simulation which ...
Modeling and optimization of closed-loop systems with generally distributed failure/service times

Assadi, Morteza (Wichita State University, 2008-12)

Research on the maintenance of repairable machines has mostly focused on an open-loop system consisting of an infinite number of identical machines working in a production system, and a repair shop along with a spare parts ...
Multicriteria analysis of power generation expansion planning

Meza, Jose L. Ceciliano (2006-07)

This thesis describes and evaluates a set of multiobjective generation expansion planning models that include four objectives and importance given to renewable generation technologies while considering location of generation ...
Multivariate quality control: statistical performance and economic feasibility

Khalidi, Mohammad Said Asem (2007_05)

Shewhart control charts have been used to monitor uncorrelated quality characteristics. Advancement in manufacturing technology and increased complexity of products and systems raise the need to monitor correlated ...
Operational methods and models for minimization of energy consumption in a manufacturing environment

Mouzon, Gilles C. (Wichita State University, 2008-05)

This dissertation develops operational methods for minimization of energy consumption of manufacturing equipments. Using the frameworks developed, a significant amount of energy can be saved when non-bottleneck and/or ...
Operational tolerance allocation and machine assignment under process capability and product value constraints

Altarazi, Safwan A. (2005-05)

Process planning is an activity within the production process that translates design requirements into a detailed description of instructions for transforming a raw stock of material into a completed product. The instructions ...
Performance characterization of Integrated Statistical Process Control systems

Kandananond, Karin (Wichita State University, 2007-12)

Business competition requires organizations to increase their products’ quality and reduce cost at the same time. Statistical process control (SPC) techniques are important tools for monitoring process performance over ...
Rough set Kansei engineering: multiple users, multiple Kanseis

Ahmady, Ali (Wichita State University, 2010-12)

The method proposed in this dissertation addresses the need to relate product features to customer expectations. This is particularly difficult given the variety of consumer perspectives and the uncertainty in their ...
A sequential Bayesian cumulative conformance control chart for high yield processes

Toubia, Gracia J. (Wichita State University, 2009-05)

For mass production, the traditional approach of drawing the confidence limits was satisfactory when many bad units were being produced; however, the same approach becomes ineffective for high yield processes, when the ...
Solutions to dynamic facility layout problems: Development of Dynamic From Between Chart (DFBC) and its applications to continuous layout modeling

Nayak, Chandan N. (Wichita State University, 2007-12)

Manufacturing facility layout is determined by minimizing the Material Handling (MH) cost associated with the manufacturing of products. A manufacturing facility operates in a dynamic environment where the production rates ...
Sources of error in relating nanoindentation results to material properties

Kashani, Mahdi Saket (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

This dissertation consists of four submission-ready papers that address some of the key error sources that affect the accuracy of interpretation of nanoindentation test results to obtain material properties for ...
Supply chain network configuration: dynamicity and sustainability

Mirzaei, Shokoufeh (Wichita State University, 2012-05)

This dissertation consists of five submission-ready accepted/submitted papers that address some of the key supply chain problems. Supply chain problems, in terms of the area that they address, can be classified into four ...