Browsing ISME Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Electronic dissertations"
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A comprehensive cost estimation for additive manufacturing
(Wichita State University, 2021-07)Additive Manufacturing (AM) is an emerging manufacturing method by which Computer-Aided Design (CAD) models are directly made into products and structures. Layers of material, such as polymers, metals, ceramics, composites, ... -
A study of the effect of vibration on accuracy of 3D-printed parts via vat-photopolymerization
(Wichita State University, 2020-12)Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology has emerged as a promising alternative for many industries, including aerospace, space, automobile, medical and biomedical. This is due to AM’s advantages over traditional manufacturing ... -
Advanced data-driven prognostics and health management for complex dynamic systems
(Wichita State University, 2016-05)Prognostics and health management (PHM) is an emerging engineering discipline that diagnoses and predicts how an engineered system will degrade its performance and when it will lose its partial or whole functionality. With ... -
Advanced failure diagnostics and prognostics for complex system health management
(Wichita State University, 2014-05)This dissertation consists of four published or accepted journal articles that address some of the key problems in prognostics and health management area (PHM). Effective health diagnostics and prognostics provide multifarious ... -
Advanced fusion diagnosis with evolving data streams for health management of complex engineered systems
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)Effective health diagnostics for engineered systems provide tremendous benefits such as improved safety, reliability, and reduced costs of operation and maintenance. Extensive literature review on health diagnostics and ... -
An integrated approach for the design of production and material-handling system using the concept of manufacturing system states
(Wichita State University, 2014-12)In spite of a long history of profound research on manufacturing systems, researchers have rarely explored the aspect of integrating the two key components of manufacturing systems: production system and material-handling ... -
An integrated quality software development model
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)As industries grow in size and complexity, the demand for software increases. The success of a software product is determined by its quality, which can be improved by introducing new and more efficient development models. ... -
An optimal delivery strategy for multi-perishable products through supply chain network
(Wichita State University, 2018-05)The optimization of delivery plan is a critical issue, especially for multiple perishable products in any profitable organization. This paper develops a model for the efficient implementation of supply chain systems for ... -
Analysis of machining quality in edge trimming of carbon fiber reinforced composite
(2005-12)Carbon fiber reinforced composites (CFRP) have found extensive application in today’s industries such as aerospace, automotive and shipping industries for their high strength and light weight. But due to its inhomogeneous ... -
ANN model to predict burr height and thickness
(2007-05)The drilling of metals produces undesirable projections at the surface of the hole called burrs, which are very costly to remove from the work piece. Any effort involved in simplifying the drilling process that decreases ... -
Application of industrial engineering methods to the analysis of engineering student retention at a case study university
(Wichita State University, 2018-05)The issue of engineering student attrition may be perceived as a daunting and overwhelming obstacle to overcome. Hundreds of studies have been conducted in an attempt to better understand the various aspects of the engineering ... -
Application of revenue management principles in warehousing of a third party logistics firm
(Wichita State University, 2007-12)As global business landscape becomes more competitive, new and innovative methods to stay ahead of the competition are imperative. Profits being the bottom line of every business, margins are shrinking in the face of extreme ... -
Approximate dynamic programming algorithms for production-planning problems
(Wichita State University, 2013-12)The capacitated lot-sizing problem (CLSP) is a core problem for successfully reducing overall costs in any production process. The exact approaches proposed for solving the CLSP are based on two major methods: mixed-integer ... -
Are the threshold limit values (TLVS®) for lifting proposed by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists independent of gender and anthropometry?
(Wichita State University, 2010-05)Low back disorders remains the top musculoskeletal disorder across several industries, where lifting is commonly associated as a major risk factor in the workplace. Researchers have developed numerous assessment methods ... -
Assessment of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometers built into off the shelf mobile consumer electronic devices for the measurement of human standing balance
(Wichita State University, 2014-07)Recently, advances in mobile consumer electronics technology has significantly changed the way business is conducted in many different industries, including healthcare. This is due to the capabilities of devices such as ... -
Auto-normalization of robot end-effector
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)An automatic system for a generic approach to detecting the normal vector of an unknown three-dimensional surface using a sensor mounted on the wrist of a collaborative robot is described. As this method proceeds, the ... -
Bottleneck shifting in production lines: Impact of variability, new detection method and control strategies
(Wichita State University, 2010-08)One of the main causes for degrade in the performance of a production line is bottleneck machine. To improve system performance, bottleneck (BN) is one of the critical factors that need to be addressed. Most of the researchers ... -
Buffer allocation in an unreliable homogeneous serial parallel production line
(Wichita State University, 2010-12)Buffers are inventory held in between machines to avoid stockout of parts. When a company has large buffer quantities between machines the inventory holding cost increases. Reducing the amount in a buffer increases the ... -
Committee neural network force prediction model in milling of fiber reinforced polymers
(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 ... -
Condition based maintenance of a single system under spare part inventory constraints
(Wichita State University, 2008-08)The problem of effectively integrating condition based maintenance and spare part inventory control is studied and a solution methodology demonstrated. Degradation modeling, Bayesian analysis, and optimization techniques ...