Thomas Kurfess Publications and Presentations

Published Books and Parts of Books

  1. Kurfess, T.R., Handbook of Manufacturing and Automation, chapter on Precision Engineering, editors A. Kusiak and R. C. Dorf, pp. 345-369, John Wiley, New York, NY, 1994.
  2. Kurfess, T.R., Jenkins, H.E., Control Handbook, chapter on Ultra-High Precision Control, editor, William Levine, 1996, pp. 1386-1405, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL.
  3. Kurfess, T.R., Jenkins, H.E., Control Systems Applications, chapter on Ultra-High Precision Control, editor, William Levine, 2000, pp. 212-231, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL.
  4. Kurfess, T.R., Jenkins, H.E., Dorf, R.C., Computer-Aided Design, Engineering, and Manufacturing System Techniques and Applications, Manufacturing Systems Processes Vol. VI¸ chapter on Production of High Quality Parts by the Process of Grinding in Manufacturing Systems, 2001, pp. 3-1 – 3-32, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL.
  5. Kurfess, T.R., Mechanical System Design Handbook, chapter on Precision Manufacturing, editors, O. Nwokah and Y. Hurmuzlu, 2002, pp. 151-179, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL.
  6. Heck, B.S., Kurfess, T.R., Mechatronics Handbook, chapter on Digital Signal Processing for Mechatronic Applications, 2002, pp. 29-1 – 29-19, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL.
  7. Dawson, T. G., Kurfess, T. R., Metal Cutting and High Speed Machining, chapter on Wear Trends of PCBN Cutting Tools in Hard Turning, 2002, pp. 221-231, editors D. Duidzinski, A. Molinaryu and H. Schulz, Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, New York, NY.
  8. Kurfess, T. R., Nagurka, M. L., The Engineering Handbook 2nd Edition, chapter on Robots and Controls, 2005, pp. 176-1 – 176-15, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL.
  9. Kurfess, T. R. (Editor), Robotics and Automation Handbook, 2005, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL.
  10. Jenkins, H. E., Nagurka, M. L., Kurfess, T. R., The Electrical Engineering Handbook 2nd Edition, chapter on Robots Dynamics and Control, 2005, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, pp. 14-13 – 14-37, 2006.
  11. Kurfess, T. R., Billington, S. A., Liang, S. Y., Condition Monitoring and Control for Intelligent Manufacturing, chapter on Advanced Diagnostics and Prognostic Techniques for Rolling Element Bearings, 2005, Springer, London, pp. 137 – 165, 2006.

Refereed Publications

Journal Papers Published or Accepted

  1. Kurfess, T. R., Whitney, D. E. and Brown, M. L., “Verification of a Dynamic Grinding Model,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 110, No. 4, pp. 403-409, December 1988.
  2. Whitney, D. E., Edsall, A. C., Todtenkopf A. B. and Kurfess, T. R., Tate, A. R., “Development and Control of an Automated Robotic Weld Bead Grinding System,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 112, No. 2, pp. 166-176, June 1990.
  3. Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M. L., “Understanding the Root Locus Using Gain Plots,” IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 37-40, August 1991.
  4. Nagurka, M. L. and Kurfess, T. R., “Gain and Phase Margins of SISO Systems from Modified Root Locus Plots,” IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 123-127, June 1992.
  5. Kurfess, T. R., Whitney, D. E., “Predictive Control of a Robotic Grinding System,” ASME Journal of Engineering for Industry, Vol. 114, pp. 412-420, November 1992.
  6. Kurfess, T. R. and Whitney, D. E., “An Analysis and Improvement of the Predictive Control Integrating Component,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 115, No. 1, pp. 183-188, March 1993.
  7. Kurfess, T. R. and Whitney, D. E., “Decoupled Control/Error Weighting for Predictive Control,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 115, No. 1, pp. 188-193, March 1993.
  8. Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M. L., “Foundations of Classical Control Theory with Reference to Eigenvalue Geometry,” Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. 330, No. 2, pp. 213-227, March 1993.
  9. Nagurka, M. L. and Kurfess, T. R., “An Alternate Geometric Perspective on MIMO Systems,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 115, No. 3, pp. 538-543, September 1993.
  10. Vasseur, H., Cagan, J. and Kurfess, T. R., “Economic Analysis of Quality Innovation,” Manufacturing Review, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 343-352, December 1993.
  11. Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M. L., “Geometric Links Among Classical Controls Tools,” IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 77-83, February 1994.
  12. Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M. L., “A Geometric Representation of Root Sensitivity,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, andControl, Vol. 116, No. 4, pp. 305-309, June 1994.
  13. Kurfess, T. R. and Banks, D. L., “Statistical Verification of Part Geometry,” Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 27, No. 5, pp. 353-361, May 1995.
  14. Jenkins, H.E. Kurfess, T.R. and Dorf, R.C., “Design of a Robust Controller for a Grinding System,” The IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 40-49, January 1996.
  15. Kurfess, T. R., D. L. Banks, Wolfson, J. J., “A Multivariate Statistical Approach to Metrology,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, November 1996, Vol. 118, No l., pp. 652-657.
  16. Bittle, S. D., Kurfess, T. R., “An Active Piezoelectric Probe For Precision Measurement on a CMM,” Mechatronics, June, 1997, Vol. 7, No. 7, pp. 337-354.
  17. Jenkins, H. E., Ludwick, S. and Kurfess, T. R., “Determination of a Grinding Model,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 119, No. 2, pp. 289-293, June 1997.
  18. Jenkins, H. E. and Kurfess, T. R., “Dynamic Stiffness Implications for a Multi-Axis Grinding System,” Journal of Vibration and Control, August 1997, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 297-313.
  19. Vasseur, H., Cagan, J. and Kurfess, T. R., “Use of a Quality Loss Function to Select Statistical Tolerances,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 119, No. 3, pp. 410-416, August 1997.
  20. Shiroishi, J., Li, Y., Liang, S., Kurfess, T., Danyluk, S., “Bearing Condition Diagnostics Via Multiple Sensors,” Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 693-705, September, 1997.
  21. Ludwick, S., Jenkins, H. E., Kurfess, T. R., “Design and Implementation of a Tube Wall Thickness Measurement System,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 120, No. 2, pp. 471-475, May 1998.
  22. Longanbach, D. L., Kurfess, T. R., “Real-Time Measurement for an Internal Grinding System,” Transactions of the North American Research Institute, Vol. 26, pp. 317-322, May 1998.
  23. Choi, W., Kurfess, T. R., “Uncertainty of Extreme Fit Evaluation for Three Dimensional Measurement Data Analysis,” Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 30, No. 7, pp. 549-557, June 1998.
  24. Gallagher, C. T., Kurfess, T. R., “Design and Implementation of a System for Rapid Inspection of Critical Dimensions In High Volume Production,” Mechatronics, Vol. 87, No. 7, pp. 413-425, June, 1998.
  25. Choi, W., Kurfess, T. R., Cagan, J., “Sampling Uncertainty in Coordinate Measurement Data Analysis,” The Journal of the American Society for Precision Engineering, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 153-163, July 1998.
  26. Zhang, C., Li, Y., Kurfess, T. R., Danyluk, S., and Liang, S., “Minimizing the influence of Operating Condition Variations in Bearing Diagnostics,” International Journal of Condition Monitoring & Diagnostic Engineering Management (COMADEM), Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 23-29, January 1999.
  27. Yang, Y., Kurfess, T. R., Liang, S. Y., and Danyluk, S., “Application of A Specialized Capacitance Probe in Bearing Diagnosis,” Wear, Vol. 225-229, Part 2, pp. 1215-1221, April 1999.
  28. Jenkins, H. E. and Kurfess, T. R., “Adaptive Pole-Zero Cancellation in Grinding Force Control,” The IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 363-370, May 1999.
  29. Shiroishi, J., Li, Y., Liang, S., Kurfess, T., Danyluk, S., “Vibration Analysis for Bearing Outer Race Condition Diagnostics,” Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 484-492, 1999.
  30. Choi, W., Kurfess, T. R., “Dimensional Measurement Data Analysis Part I, a Zone Fitting Algorithm,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 121, No. 2, pp. 238-245, May 1999.
  31. Choi, W., Kurfess, T. R., “Dimensional Measurement Data Analysis Part II, Minimum Zone Evaluation Design,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 121, No. 2, pp. 246-250, May 1999.
  32. Claudet, A. and Kurfess, T., “Data Reduction for Computational Analysis of 3D Coordinate Measurement Data,” Transactions of the North American Research Institute, Vol. 27, pp. 287-292, May 1999.
  33. Yang, Y., Kurfess, T. , Liang, S., Danyluk, S., “Application of a Specialized Probe in Bearing Diagnosis,” Wear (225-29), pp. 1215-1221, 1999.
  34. Ulmer, B. C., Kurfess, T. R., “Integration of an Open Architecture Controller with a Diamond Turning Machine,” Mechatronics, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 349-362, June 1999.
  35. Li, Y., Billington, C., Zhang, C., Kurfess, T., Danyluk S., and Liang, S. Y., “Adaptive Prognostics for Rolling Element Bearing Condition,” Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 13(1), pp. 103-113, 1999.
  36. Li, Y., Billington, C., Zhang, C., Kurfess, T., Danyluk S., and Liang, S. Y., “Dynamic Prediction of Defect Propagation on Rolling Element Bearing,” accepted by Tribology Transactions of Society of Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers (STLE), Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 385-392, 1999.
  37. Zhang, C., Qiu, J., Kurfess, T. R., Danyluk, S., and Liang, S. Y., “Impact Dynamics Modeling of Bearing Vibration for Defect Size Estimation,” International Journal of Condition Monitoring & Diagnostic Engineering Management (COMADEM), Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 37-42, July 2000.
  38. Li, Y., Kurfess, T. R., Danyluk, S., and Liang, S. Y., “Diagnostics and Prognostics of a Single Surface Defect on Roller Bearings,” International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, pp. 1173-1185, Vol. 214, Part 3, 2000.
  39. Dawson, T. G., Kurfess, T. R., “An Investigation of Tool Wear and Surface Quality in Hard Turning,” Transactions of the North American Research Institute, Vol. 28, pp. 215-220, May 2000.
  40. Li, Y., Kurfess, T. R., and Liang, S. Y., “Stochastic Prognostics for Rolling Element Bearings,” Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Academic Press, London, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 747-762, 2000.
  41. Kurfess, T. R., “Challenges and Directions for Integrating Mechatronics into Early Design,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 421-425, April 2001.
  42. Dawson, T. G., Kurfess, T. R., “Hard Turning, Tool Life, and Surface Quality,” Manufacturing Engineering, Vol. 126, No. 4, pp. 88-98, April 2001.
  43. Dawson, T. G., Kurfess, T. R., “Tool Life, Wear Rates, and Surface Quality in Hard Turning,” Transactions of the North American Research Institute, Vol. 29, pp. 175-182, May 2001.
  44. Claudet, A. C., Kurfess, T. R., “Face Assignment for three Dimensional Coordinate Measurement Data,” Transactions of the North American Research Institute, Vol. 29, pp. 557-562, May 2001.
  45. Longanbach, D. M., Kurfess, T. R., “In-Process Gage Frequency Response Measurement,” Mechatronics, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 754-757, June 2001.
  46. Cowan, R., Kurfess, T. R., Schertz, D., “An Adaptive Statistically Based Controller for Through-Feed Centerless Grinding,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 123, No. 3, pp. 380-386, August 2001.
  47. Razavi, H. A. Kurfess, T. R., “Real-Time Control of a Reciprocating Surface Grinder using Unfalsification and Learning Concept,” International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing Vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 503-518, August 2001.
  48. Williams, T., Ribadeneira, X, S. Billington, S. A., T. Kurfess, T. R., “Rolling Element Bearing Diagnostics in Run-To-Failure Lifetime Testing,” Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Academic Press, London, Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 979-993, 2001.
  49. Kurfess, T. R., Witzel, J. G., “Using Mechatronics in Early Design,” Mechatronics, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 241-249, March 2002.
  50. Dawson, T. G., Kurfess, T. R., “Experimental Results from Turning Hardened AISI 52100 Steel with Ceramic-Coated PCBN Cutting Tools,” Transactions of the North American Research Institute, Vol. 30, pp. 337-343, May 2002.
  51. Stone, W. L., Kurfess, T. R., “Titanium Aluminide – Thermal Diffusivity, Heat Capacitance, and Coefficient of Thermal Expansion as a Function of Temperature,” Transactions of the North American Research Institute, Vol. 30, pp. 417-421, May 2002.
  52. Tucker, T. M., Kurfess, T. R., “Newton Methods for Parametric Surface Registration: Part I: Theory,” Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 107-113, 2003.
  53. Tucker, T. M., Kurfess, T. R., “Newton Methods for Parametric Surface Registration: Part II: Experimental Validation,” Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 114-120, 2003.
  54. Razavi, H. A., Danyluk, S., Kurfess, T. R., “Force Control Grinding of Gamma Titanium Aluminide,” International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture, Vol. 43, pp. 185-191, 2003.
  55. Crudele, M., Kurfess, T. R., “Implementation of a Fast Tool Servo with Repetitive Control for Diamond Turning,” Mechatronics, Vol. 13, No. 3, Pages 243-257, 2003.
  56. Razavi, H. A., Kurfess, T. R., “Detection of Wheel and Workpiece Contact/Release in Reciprocating Surface Grinding,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 125, No. 2, pp. 394-395, May 2003.
  57. Kurfess, T. R., “Producing the Modern Engineer,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 118-123, May 2003.
  58. Shilling, M., Kurfess, T. R., “Edge Point Extraction for Two Dimensional Analysis,” Transactions of the North American Research Institute, Vol. 31, pp. 435-441, May 2003.
  59. Chen, A. H., Kurfess, T. R., “Bounding Box Techniques to Initialize Optimization of Primitive Geometry Fitting,” Transactions of the North American Research Institute, Vol. 32, pp. 119-126, May 2004.
  60. Chen, A. H., Kurfess, T. R., “Bounding Box Techniques to Initialize Optimization of Primitive Geometry Fitting,” Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 15-21, 2004 (same publication as previous reference).
  61. Kirkland, E., Kurfess, T. R., Liang, S. Y., “A Nano Coordinate Measuring Machine Using Optical Auto-Focusing Probe,” International Journal for Manufacturing Science and Technology, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 11-15, 2004.
  62. Shin, D., Kurfess T. R., Three-Dimensional Metrology of Surface Extracted from a Cloud of Measured Points Using a New Point-to-Surface Assignment Method, An Application to PCB-Mounted Solder Pastes,” Precision Engineering, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 302-313, July 2004.
  63. Nichols, J. F. and Kurfess, T. R., “Metrology of High Aspect Ratio MEMS,” Journal of Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 10, No. 6, pp. 556-559, October 2004.
  64. Kim, B., Schmittdiel, M. C., Degertekin, F. L., Kurfess, T. R., “Scanning Grating Microinterferometer for MEMS Metrology,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 126 No. 4, pp. 807-812, November 2004.
  65. Chinn, D., Ostendorp, P., Haugh, M., Kershmann, R., Kurfess, T., Claudet, A., Tucker, T., “Three Dimensional Imaging of Liga-Made Microcomponents,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 126, No. 4, pp. 813-821, November 2004.
  66. Claudet, A. A., Kurfess, T. R., “Comparison of Three Dimensional Coordinate Measurement Data and CAD Models,” Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 241-248, April 2005.
  67. Dawson, T. G., Kurfess, T. R., “Quantification of Tool Wear Using White Light Interferometry and Three-Dimensional Computational Metrology,” International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Vol. 45, No. 4-5, pp. 591-596, April 2005.
  68. Schmittdiel, M. C., Kurfess, T. R., Degertekin, F. L., “Scanning Optical Microinterferometer for MEMS Metrology,” Transactions of the North American Research Institute, Vol. 33, pp. 97-104, May 2005.
  69. Krueger, K. W., Kurfess, T. R., “Bore Waviness Measurement Using an d In-Process Gage,” Transactions of the North American Research Institute, Vol. 34, pp. 507-514, May 2006.
  70. Mears, L. M., Kurfess, T. R., “Application of a Linear Center identification Scheme to Deterministic Polar Positioning,” Transactions of the North American Research Institute, Vol. 33, pp. 619-625, May 2006.
  71. Dawson, T. G., Kurfess, T. R., “Modeling the Progression of Flank Wear on Uncoated and Ceramic-Coated PCBN Tools in Hard Turning,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, , Vol. 128, No. 1, pp. 104-109, January, 2006.
  72. Kurfess, T. R., “What can CMMs Do?” Manufacturing Engineering, Vol. 136, No. 3, pp. 173-184, March 2006.
  73. Dawson, T. G., Kurfess, T. R., “Modeling the Progression of Flank Wear on Uncoated and Ceramic-Coated PCBN Tools in Hard Turning,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 128, No. 1, pp. 104-109, January, 2006.
  74. Chen, A. R., Kurfess, T. R., “Integrated Inspection and Process Control for Machining a Circular Contour on a Two-Axis Vertical Turning Lathe,” International Journal of Manufacturing Research, Vol. 1, No.1, pp. 101-117, 2006.
  75. Kurfess, T. R., “CMMs Are Key to Auto Quality” Manufacturing Engineering, Vol. 137, No. 3, pp. 131-140, September 2006.
  76. Tucker, T. M., Kurfess, T. R., “Point Cloud to CAD Model Registration Methods in Manufacturing Inspection”, ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 4, December, 2006.
  77. Mears, L., Kolarits, F., Thompson, M. and Kurfess, T. R., “Design of a Flexible Centering Tooling System,” International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, accepted.
  78. Stone, W., Kurfess, T. R., “Grinding Titanium Aluminide – Subsurface Damage, International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, accepted.
  79. Harrison, I. S., Kurfess, T. R., Oles, E. J., Singh, P. “Inspection of White Layer in Hard Turned Components Using Electrochemical Methods,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, accepted.

Patents

  1. Degertekin, F.L., Kurfess, T.R., Kim, B. and Razavi, A., “Microinterferometer for Distance Measurements,” U.S. Patent 6,643,025 B2, 2003.
  2. Degertekin, F.L., Kurfess, T.R., Kim, B. and Razavi, A., “Microinterferometer for Measuring Distance with Improved Sensitivity,” U.S. Patent 6,753,969, 2004.
  3. Degertekin, F.L., Kurfess, T.R., Kim, B. and Razavi, A., “System and Method for Surface Profiling a Target Object,” U.S. Patent 7,068,377, 2006.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Whitney, D. E., Kurfess, T.R., Todtenkopf, A. B., Edsall, A. C., and Brown, M. L., “Combined Force and Vision Control of a Weld Bead Grinding System,” Proceedings of ASME Manufacturing International 88, vol. 1, pp 301 - 310, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1988.
  2. Kurfess, T. R. and Banks, D. L., “Inspection of Cylindrical Objects,” Presented at The International Manufacturing Technology Conference, Chicago, IL, SME Technical Paper MS90-335, September 1990.
  3. Kurfess, T. R. and Whitney, D. E., “An Analysis and Improvement of the Predictive Control Integrating Component,” Proceedings of the ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Robotics Research, DSC-vol. 26, pp 7-13, Dallas, Texas, November 1990.
  4. Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M. L., “A New Visualization of the Evans Root Locus: Gain Plots,” DSC-vol. 27, Robust Control of Mechanical Systems:  Theory and Applications, pp 1-8, Winter Annual Meeting, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Atlanta, GA, December 1991.
  5. Laughlin, K. A. and Kurfess, T. R., “A Methodology for the Correct Application of Geometric Tolerances,” National Design Engineering Show and Conference, ASME Technical Paper #92-DE-9, Chicago, IL, February 1992.
  6. Nagurka, M. L. and Kurfess, T. R. Proceedings of the 24th Israel Conference on. R., “Exploring Eigenvalue Trajectories Through Gain Plots,” Mechanical Engineering, vol. 1, paper 1.2.1, Technion City, Haifa, Israel, May 1992.
  7. Kurfess, T. R., “A Probabilistic Analysis of Defect Detection for Scanning Systems,” Proceedings of the International Federation of Automatic Control Workshop, Automatic Control for Quality and Productivity, vol. 1, pp. 173-180, Istanbul, Turkey, June 1992.
  8. Lund, L., Nagurka, M. L. and Kurfess, T. R., “Parameter Variation for Improved Dynamic System Performance,” Proceedings of the International Federation of Automatic Control Workshop, Automatic Control for Quality and Productivity, vol. 2, pp. 400-407, Istanbul, Turkey, June 1992.
  9. Vasseur, H., Kurfess, T. R. and Cagan, J., “Optimal Tolerance Allocation for Improved Productivity,” Proceedings of the International Federation of Automatic Control Workshop, Automatic Control forQuality and Productivity, vol. 1, pp. 211-218, Istanbul, Turkey, June 1992.
  10. Vasseur, H., Kurfess, T. R. and Cagan, J., “A Decision-Analytic Method for Competitive Design for Quality,” Proceedings of the ASME Design Automation Conference, Advances in Design Automation, Optimum Design, Manufacturing Processes and Concurrent Engineering, DE-vol. 44-1, pp. 329-336, Phoenix, AZ, September 1992.
  11. Cagan, J. and Kurfess, T. R., “Optimal Tolerance Allocation over Multiple Manufacturing Alternatives,” Proceedings of the ASME Design Automation Conference, Advances in Design Automation, Geometric Modeling, Mechanisms and Mechanical Systems Analysis, DE-vol. 44-2, pp. 165-172, Phoenix, AZ, September 1992.
  12. Nagurka, M. L. and Kurfess, T. R., “A New Geometric Perspective on MIMO Systems,” ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Control System Design Methodologies Session, ASME Technical Paper #92-WA/DSC-12, Anaheim, CA, November 1992.
  13. Wang, S. K., Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M. L., “Geometrically Based Evaluation of Asymptotic Root Loci,” ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Control System Design Methodologies Session, ASME Technical Paper #92-WA/DSC-11, Anaheim, CA, November 1992.
  14. Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M. L., “A Geometric Representation of Root Sensitivity,” ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Control System Design Methodologies Session, ASME Technical Paper #92-WA/DSC-10, Anaheim, CA, November 1992.
  15. Dorf, R. C., Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M. L., “Exploring Control Design Variables,” Proceedings of the 1993 American Control Conference, pp. 3062-3066, San Francisco, CA, June 2-4, 1993 (best paper of session award).
  16. Choi, W. and Kurfess, T. R., “Data Localization Algorithms for Automated Inspection,” Advances in Design Automation, ASMEDesign Automation Conference, vol. DE-65-2, pp. 1-6, Albuquerque, NM, September 1993.
  17. Vasseur, H., Kurfess, T. R. and Cagan, J., “An Economic Analysis of Quality Innovation in Design and Manufacturing” Advances in Design Automation, ASME Design Automation Conference, vol. DE-65-2, pp. 495-500, Albuquerque, NM, September 1993.
  18. Reyer, J. A., Kurfess, T. R. and Cagan, J., “Developing Intuition Through Computerized System Modeling,” Proceedings of the 23rdAnnual Frontiers in Education Conference, sponsored by ASEE and IEEE, pp. 145-149, Washington, DC, November 1993.
  19. Luntz, J. E., Nagurka, M. L. and Kurfess, T. R., “Explicit Parameter Dependency in Digital Control Systems,” ASME Winter AnnualMeeting, ASME Technical Paper #93-WA/DSC-3, New Orleans, LA, December 1993.
  20. Nagurka, M. L. and Kurfess, T. R., “Issues in Undergraduate Controls Education,” ASEE Annual Meeting, Edmonton, Canada, June 1994.
  21. Gallagher, C. T. and Kurfess, T. R., “A High Speed Inspection System for Large Lot Components,” The Japan - USA Symposium on FlexibleAutomation, vol. I, pp. 329-332 Kobe, Japan, July 1994.
  22. Banks, D. L., Kurfess, T. R. and Wolfson, L. J., “Assessing Conformance to Geometric Tolerance,” The Annual Meeting of theAmerican Statistical Association, invited paper, Toronto, Canada, August 1994.
  23. Jenkins, H. E., Kurfess, T. R. and Dorf, R. C., “Design of a Robust Controller for a Grinding System,” The 3rd IEEE Conference onControl Applications, vol. 3, pp 1579-1584, Glasgow, Scotland, August 1994.
  24. Kurfess, T. R. and Banks, D. L., “Statistical Verification of Conformance to Geometric Tolerance,” ASME Design AutomationConference, Minneapolis, MN, September 1994.
  25. Kurfess, T. R., Jenkins, H. E. and Ludwick, S. J., “Validation of a Dynamic Grinding Model,” Proceedings of the ASPE 1994 AnnualMeeting, pp. 408-411, Cincinnati, OH, October 1994.
  26. Anderson, R.N., Kurfess, T.R., Fussell, P.S., and Hulting, F.L., “Characterization of Aluminum Extrusion Cross Sections,” 1994 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, PED-vol. 68-1, pp. 203-210, Chicago, IL, November 1994.
  27. Vasseur, H. and Kurfess, T.R. and Cagan, J. “Influence of Inspection Strategy on Manufacturing Process Selection,” 1994 InternationalMechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, DE-vol. 74, pp. 185-195, Chicago, IL, November 1994.
  28. Choi, W. and Kurfess, T.R. “Data Localization Algorithms and Minimum Zone Evaluations for Automated Inspection,” 1994International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, DE-vol. 74, pp. 39-46, Chicago, IL, November 1994.
  29. Kurfess, T.R., Banks, D.L., and Wolfson, L.J., “Statistical Metrology,” 1994 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, DSC-vol. 55-2, pp. 961-967, Chicago, IL, November 1994.
  30. Ludwick, S.J., Jenkins, H.E. and Kurfess, T.R., “Determination of a Dynamic Grinding Model,” 1994 International Mechanical EngineeringCongress and Exposition, DSC-vol. 55-2, pp. 843-849, Chicago, IL, November 1994.
  31. Gallagher, C.T., and Kurfess, T.R., “Development of a High Speed Inspection System for Prismatic Metallic Parts,” 1994 InternationalMechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, DSC-vol. 55-2, pp. 909-914, Chicago, IL, November 1994.
  32. Jenkins, H. E. and Kurfess, T. R., “Implementation of a Real-Time Process Estimator for a Grinding System,” Proceedings of the ASPE1994 Annual Meeting, pp. 251-254, Austin, TX, October 1995.
  33. Gallagher, C. T. and Kurfess, T. R., “Hybrid Control for Scanning Coordinate Measuring Machines,” 28th International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation, Proceedings for the Dedicated Conference on Robotics, Motion and Machine Visions in the Automotive Industries, pp. 345-352, Stuttgart, Germany, September 1995.
  34. Jenkins, H. E.and Kurfess, T. R., “Adaptive Process Estimation for a Grinding System,” 1995 International Mechanical EngineeringCongress and Exposition, San Francisco, CA, November 1995, DSC Vol. 57-1, pp. 483-490.
  35. Jenkins, H. E., Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M. L. “Force Control Experiments for Engineering Graduate Students,” 1995 InternationalMechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, San Francisco, CA, November 1995, DSC Vol. 57-2, pp. 1039-1046.
  36. Gallagher, C. T., Kurfess, T. R., “Contact Force Control for Scanning Coordinate Measuring Machines,” Technical Papers of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME 1996, pp. 103-108, Ann Arbor, MI, May 1996.
  37. Jenkins, H.E., Kurfess, T.R., “Adaptive Pole-Zero Cancellation in Grinding Force Control,” Proceedings of the ASPE 1996 Annual Meeting, pp. 406-411, Monterey, CA, October 1996.
  38. Jenkins, H.E., Kurfess, T.R., “Optimization of Real-Time Multivariable Estimation in Grinding,” 1996 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, DSC Vol. 58, pp. 365-370, Atlanta, GA, November 1996.
  39. Choi, W., Kurfess, T.R., “Dimensional Measurement Data Analysis Part I, a Zone Fitting Algorithm,” 1996 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, MED Vol. 4, pp. 447-456, Atlanta, GA, November 1996.
  40. Choi, W., Kurfess, T.R., “Dimensional Measurement Data Analysis Part II, Minimum Zone evaluation,” 1996 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, MED Vol. 4, pp. 457-462, Atlanta, GA, November 1996.
  41. Shiroishi, J.W. , Li, Y., Liang, S., Danyluk, S., and Kurfess, T.R., “Vibration Signal Analysis for Bearing Race Damage Diagnostics,” Keynote paper for the 7th International Conference on Dynamic Problems in Mechanics, Brazil, pp. 187-190, March 1997.
  42. “Bearing Fault Detection via High Frequency Resonance Technique with Adaptive Line Enhancer,” Li, Y., Shiroishi, J.W., Kurfess, T.R., Liang, S., and Danyluk, S., accepted by the 12th Biennial Conference on Reliability, Stress Analysis, & Failure Prevention, Virginia Beach, VA, April 15-17, 1997.
  43. Li, Y., J. Shiroishi, S. Danyluk, T. Kurfess and S. Y. Liang, “Diagnostics of Roller Bearing Defects Based on Vibration and Acoustic Emission ,” COMADEM ‘97, 10th International Congress and Exhibition on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management, Vol. 2, pp. 256-267, 1997.
  44. Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M.L., “Fostering Strong Interactions Between Industry and Academia,” 1997 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Milwaukee, WI, Session-Paper 0575-04, pp.1-5, June, 1997.
  45. Li. Y., Shiroishi, J., Danyluk, S., Kurfess, T., and Liang, S. Y., “Diagnostics of Roller Bearing Defects Based on Vibration and Acoustic Emission,” Proceedings of the 10th International Congress and Exhibition on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management, pp. 256-267, Espoo, Finland, June 1997.
  46. “Adaptive Controller for a Centerless Grinding Process,” Yim, S., Kurfess, T.R., 1997 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, DSC- Vol. 61, pp. 639-642, Dallas, TX, November 1997.
  47. “Roller Bearing Defect Detection with Multiple Sensors,” Billington, S.A., Li, Y., Kurfess, T.R., Liang, S.Y., Danyluk, S., 1997 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, TRIB- Vol. 7, pp. 31-36, Dallas, TX, November 1997.
  48. “Metrology Considerations for Rapid Prototyping,” Tucker, T. M., Claudet, A. A., and Kurfess, T. R., invited paper presented at the NIST Workshop on Measurement and Standards Issues in Rapid Prototyping, Gaithersburg, MD, October 1997.
  49. Li, Y., Billington, S., Kurfess, T. R., Danyluk, S., and Liang, S. Y., “Dynamic Prognostics of Rolling Element Bearing Condition,” Proceedings of 11th Biennial Conference on Reliability, Stress Analysis, & Failure Prevention, pp. 313-321, Virginia Beach, March 1998.
  50. Y. Li, S. Billington, T. Kurfess, S. Danyluk, and S. Liang, “Dynamic Prognostics of Rolling Bearing Condition,” Proceedings of 11th Biennial Conference on Reliability, Stress Analysis, & Failure Prevention, pp. 429-431, Virginia Beach, March 1998.
  51. Li, Y., Billington, S. A. , Kurfess, T. R., Danyluk, S., Liang, S. Y. “Dynamic Prognostics of Rolling Element Bearing Condition,” Proceedings of 23rd Meeting of the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology, pp. 429-430, Virginia Beach, March 30-April 3, 1998.
  52. Li, Y., Billington, S. A. , Kurfess, T. R., Danyluk, S., Liang, S. Y. “Dynamic Prognostics of Rolling Element Bearing Condition,” Proceedings of 23rd Meeting of the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology, pp. 429-430, Virginia Beach, March 30-April 3, 1998.
  53. Billington, S. A., Li, Y., Kurfess, T. R., Danyluk, S., “Operating Condition Effects on Rolling Element Bearing,” Proceedings of 23rd Meeting of the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology, pp. 313-322, Virginia Beach, March 30-April 3, 1998.
  54. “CMM Enhancement Using an Active Probe,” Morrisette, J., Kurfess T. R., 31st International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation, Proceedings for Advanced Manufacturing in the Automotive Industry, pp. 227-234, Düsseldorf, Germany, June 1998.
  55. Tucker, T. M., and Kurfess, T. R., “Three Dimensional Metrology of Rapid Prototyped Parts,” The Japan - USA Symposium on FlexibleAutomation, Vol. I, pp. 237-243, Kyoto, Japan, July 1998.
  56. Li, Y., Kurfess, T. R., Danyluk, S., and Liang, S. Y., “Bearing Prognostics Based on Adaptation of Stochastic Defect Growth Model, accepted by Proceedings of 53th Meeting of the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology, April 19-22, 1999.
  57. Yang, Y., Kurfess, T. R., Liang, S. Y., and Danyluk, S., “Application of A Specialized Capacitance Probe in Bearing Diagnosis,” accepted by Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Wear of Materials, Atlanta, April 25-29, 1999.
  58. Tucker, T. and Kurfess, T. R., “Issues in Rapid Prototyping Metrology,” Technical Papers of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME 1999, pp. 125-130, Berkeley, CA, May 1999.
  59. Kurfess, T. R., “Challenges and Directions for Integrating Mechatronics into Early Design,” Designing Design for the 21st Century Design Workshop, pp. 55-60, Claremont, CA, May 1999.
  60. Nelson L., Razavi, H. A., Kurfess, T. R. and Danyluk. S. “Generating and Modeling Subsurface Damage in Grinding g-Ti-48Al,” 1999 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, MED-Vol 10 Manufacturing Science and Engineering-1999, pp. 467-472, November 1999.
  61. Claudet, A. C., Kurfess, T. R., “A Plane Sweep Algorithm for Closest Face Identification in 3D Coordinate Measurement Data Analysis,” Proceedings of The Japan - USA Symposium on FlexibleAutomation, Vol. 1, pp. 121-123, Ann Arbor, MI, July 2000.
  62. Tucker, T. M., Kurfess, T. R., “Deficiencies and Enhancements to the Iterative Closes Point Algorithm,” Proceedings of the Japan - USA Symposium on FlexibleAutomation, Vol. 1, pp. 125-130, Ann Arbor, MI, July 2000.
  63. Geving, B., Kataria, A., Moore, C., Ebert-Uphoff, I., Kurfess, T. R., Rosen, D., “Conceptual Design of a Stereo Lithography Machine,” Proceedings of the Japan - USA Symposium on FlexibleAutomation, Ann Arbor, MI, Vol. 2, pp. 1159-1166, July 2000.
  64. Longanbach, D. M., Kurfess, T. R., “In-Process Gage Frequency Response Measurement,” Proceedings of The 7th Mechatronics Forum International Conference, September 2000.
  65. Crudele, M., Kurfess, T. R., “Implementation of a Fast Tool Servo with Repetitive Control for Diamond Turning,” Proceedings of The 7th Mechatronics Forum International Conference, September 2000.
  66. Kurfess, T. R., Witzel, J. G., “Using Mechatronics in Early Design,” Proceedings of The 7th Mechatronics Forum International Conference, September 2000.
  67. Razavi, H. A. and Kurfess, T. R., “Real-Time Force Control of A Grinding Process Using Unfalsification and Learning Concept,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, DSC-Vol 2, pp. 691-696, November 2000.
  68. Razavi, H. A. and Kurfess, T. R., “Real-Time Detection of Wheel and Work-Piece Contact/Release in Reciprocating Surface Grinding,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, DSC-Vol 2, pp. 697-705, November 2000.
  69. Li, Y., Zhang, C., Kurfess, T. R., Danyluk, S., Liang, S. Y., “Real-Time Detection of Wheel and Work-Piece Contact/Release in Reciprocating Surface Grinding,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, PIME-Vol 214 Part C, pp. 1173-1185, Knoxville, TN, November 2000.
  70. Kurfess, T. R., “Producing the Modern Engineer,” Proceedings of the Mudd Design Workshop III, pp. 201-208, Claremont, CA, May 2001.
  71. Moore, C. A., Kurfess, T. R., “A Multi-Axis SLA Prototype Apparatus,” 2001 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Como, Italy, July 2001.
  72. Kurfess, T. R., “Mechatronics and Early Mechanical Design,” 2001 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Como, Italy, July 2001.
  73. Stone, W. L., Kurfess, T. R., “Titanium Aluminide – Material Properties as a Function of Temperature,” Proceedings of the Japan - USA Symposium on FlexibleAutomation, Hiroshima, Japan, Vol. 1, pp. 533-536, July 2002.
  74. Shin, D., Kurfess, T. R., “3-D Metrology of Surface Mounted Solder Pastes: Assigning Points to Surfaces Using Variable Bounding Box,” Proceedings of the Japan - USA Symposium on FlexibleAutomation, Hiroshima, Japan, Vol. 1, pp. 367-370, July 2002.
  75. Kurfess, T. R., Claudet, A. A., “Analysis of 3D Measurement Data for Micro-Systems,” Proceedings of the Japan - USA Symposium on FlexibleAutomation, Hiroshima, Japan, Vol. 1, pp. 561-564, July 2002.
  76. Chinn, D., Ostendorp, P., Garrett, L., Guthrei, P., Haugh, M., Kershmann, R., Kurfess, T. R., “Three Dimensional Imaging of LIGA-Made Micromachines Using Digital Volumetric Imaging,” Proceedings of the Japan - USA Symposium on FlexibleAutomation, Hiroshima, Japan, Vol. 1, pp. 565-568, July 2002.
  77. Chuckpaiwong, I., Billington, S., Geisheimer, J., Kurfess, T. R., “Development of a Microwave Based Sensor for Position Measurement,” Proceedings of the Japan - USA Symposium on FlexibleAutomation, Hiroshima, Japan, Vol. 3, pp. 1191-1195, July 2002.
  78. Kim, B., Razavi A., Degertekin, F. L., and Kurfess, T. R., “Microinterferometer for Non-contact Inspection of MEMS,” Proceedings of International Workshop on Microfactories (IWMF), pp. 77-81, Minneapolis, MN, 2002.
  79. Kurfess, T. R., Chinn, D., Ostendorp, P., Claudet, A. A., Tucker, T. M., “Metrology for Micro-Components,” Proceedings of the JSME/ASME International Conference on Materials and Processing 2002, Honolulu, Hawaii, Vol. 2, pp. 77-82, October 2002.
  80. Chuckpaiwong, I., Billington, S., Geisheimer J., Kurfess, T. R., “Development of a High Resolution Radar-Based Position Sensor,” Emerging Technologies Conference, Transactions of the Instrumentation Society of America, Vol. 425, Chicago, IL, October 2002.
  81. Razavi, H. A., Danyluk, S., Kurfess, T. R., “Limitations of an Indentation Model for Grinding Gamma Titanium Aluminide,” Proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, CD Vol. 3, November 2002.
  82. Kim, B., Razavi A., Degertekin, F. L., and Kurfess, T. R., “Micromachined Interferometer for Measuring Dynamic Response of Microstructures,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, CD Vol. 2, November 2002.
  83. Kurfess, T. R., Singhose, W., Fortgang, J., “Genesis and Evolution of an Undergraduate Mechatronics Course,” Proceedings of the International Federation of Automatic Control 2nd IFAC Conference on Mechatronic Systems, pp. 667-662, December 2002.
  84. Kim, B., Razavi A., Degertekin, F. L., and Kurfess, T. R., “Micromachined Interferometer for MEMS Metrology,” Proceedings of the Machines and Processes for Micro-scale and Meso-scale Fabrication, Metrology, and Assembly, 2003 Winter Topical Meeting of American Society for Precision Engineering, Gainesville, FL, pp.73-78, January 2003.
  85. Kirkland, E., Kurfess, T. R., Liang, S. Y., “A Nano Coordinate Machine for Optical Dimensional Metrology,” First Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM) International Conference, Manila, Philippines, March 2003.
  86. Tucker, T. M., Kurfess, T. R., “A New Approach to Point Cloud to CAD Model Registration,” Proceedings of the 8th CIRP International Seminar on Computer Aided Tolerancing, Charlotte, NC, April 2003.
  87. Nichols, J., Kurfess, T. R., “Metrology of High-Aspect Ratio MEMS,” Proceedings of the High Aspect Ratio Micro-Structure Technology Workshop, pp 271-272, Monterey, CA, June 2003.
  88. Shilling, K. M., Kurfess, T. R., “Using White Light Interferometry for Mesoscale Part Inspection,” Proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Washington, D.C., November 2003.
  89. Kim, B., Schmittdiel, M., Degertekin, F. L., and Kurfess, T. R., “Deformable Diffraction Grating for Scanning Microinterferometer Arrays,” Proceedings of the SPIE Photonics West 2004, MOEMS Display and Imaging Systems II, pp.98-107 Vol. 5348, San Jose, CA, January, 2004.
  90. Kurfess, T. R., B. Kim, B., Schmittdiel, M. C., Degertekin, F. L., “MEMS Metrology using a Scanning Optical Micro Interferometer,” Proceedings of the Japan - USA Symposium on FlexibleAutomation, Denver, CO, July 2004.
  91. Shin, D., Kurfess, T. R., “Geometric Surface Segmentation of 3D Point Cloud Using Bounding Polyhedron Formed by Histogram of Gradient Vectors,” Proceedings of the Japan - USA Symposium on FlexibleAutomation, Denver, CO, July 2004.
  92. Holst, T. A., Billington, S. A., Geisheimer, J. L., Kurfess, T. R., Littles, J., “Spatial Filtering Effects and Waveforms from a Microwave Tip Clearance Sensor,” AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, Tucson, AZ, July 10-13, 2005.
  93. Mears, L. and Kurfess, T. R., “Design of a Flexible and Agile Centering Preprocessing System,” Proceedings of International Conference on Agility, pp. 307-313, Helsinki, Finland, July 2005.
  94. Mears, L., Falcon, J. and Kurfess, T. R., “Real-Time Identification of Sliding Friction Using LabVIEW FPGA,” Proceedings of the 2006 American Control Conference, pp. 1410-1415, Minneapolis, MN, June 2006.
  95. Krueger, K. W., Kurfess, T. R., “Post-Process Monitoring of Internal Grinding for Small Parts,” Proceedings of the International Symposium on FlexibleAutomation, Osaka, Japan, July 2006.

ANSI / ISO Working Papers

  1. Kurfess, T. R. and Banks, D. L., “Statistical Verification of Part Geometry,” an ANSI working paper, presented to the ANSI Working Group B89.3.2, Dimensional Measurement Methods, Chicago, IL, April 1990.
  2. Kurfess, T. R. and Banks, D. L., “Statistical Verification of Part Geometry,” an ISO working paper, presented to ISO by ANSI May, 1990.

Other Publications

  1. Whitney, D. E., Kurfess, T. R., Todtenkopf, A. B., Edsall, A. C., Brown, M. L. and Roxas, P. S., “Development and Control of an Automated Robotic Weld Bead Grinding System,” Proceedings of the15th National Science Foundation Grantees Conference on ProductionResearch and Technology, Berkeley, CA, January 1989.
  2. Kurfess, T. R. and Whitney, D. E., “Predictive Control of a Robotic Grinding System,” Proceedings of the NMTBA Eastern ManufacturingTechnology Conference, vol. 4, pp. 97-115, Hartford, CT, October 1989.
  3. Kurfess, T. R., “Calibration of Tactile Scanning Devices,” Proceedingsof the 1991 National Science Foundation Design and ManufacturingSystems Conference, pp. 851-856, Austin, TX, January 1991.
  4. Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M. L., “An Alternate Representation of the Evans Root Locus:  Gain Plots,” Proceedings of the 1992 NationalScience Foundation Design and Manufacturing Systems Conference, pp. 1043-1050, Atlanta, GA, January, 1992.
  5. Vasseur, H., Cagan, J. and Kurfess, T. R., “Optimal Tolerance Allocation for Improved Productivity,” Proceedings of the 1993National Science Foundation Design and Manufacturing Systems Conference, vol. 1, pp. 715-719, Charlotte, NC, January 1992.
  6. Kurfess, T. R. and Sadiq, U., “Enhancing Frequency Analysis Resolution for Circular Part Measurement,” Proceedings of the 1993National Science Foundation Design and Manufacturing SystemsConference, vol. 2, pp. 1595-1599, Charlotte, NC, January 1992.
  7. Wolfson, L. J., Banks, D. L. and Kurfess, T. R., “Assessing Geometric Conformance,” Computing Science and Statistics, vol. 27, Conference on the Interface Between Statistics and Computing, June 1995.

Technical Reports

  1. Banks, D. L. and Kurfess, T. R., “Statistical Inference for Part Geometry,” Technical Report #12, Statistical Center for Quality Improvement, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1990.
  2. Kurfess, T. R. and Banks, D. L., “Statistical Verification of Conformance to Geometric Tolerance,” Technical Report #EDRC 24-38-90, Engineering Design Research Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 1990.
  3. Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M. L., “High Gain Control System Design with Gain Plots,” Technical Report #EDRC 24-48-91, Engineering Design Research Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 1991.
  4. Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M. L., “New Design Paradigms for SISO Control System Synthesis,” Technical Report #EDRC 24-49-91, Engineering Design Research Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 1991.
  5. Nagurka, M. L. and Kurfess, T. R., “New Design Paradigms for MIMO Control System Synthesis,” Technical Report, Engineering Design Research Center #EDRC 24-50-91, Pittsburgh, PA, 1991.
  6. Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M. L., “A New Approach to Control Design: Variable Gain Plots,” Technical Report #EDRC 24-43-91, Engineering Design Research Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 1991.
  7. Laughlin, K. A., Kurfess, T. R., “A Tool for the Correct Application of Geometric Tolerances,” Technical Report #EDRC 24-44-91, Engineering Design Research Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 1991.
  8. Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M. L., “A Geometric Paradigm Exposing High Gain Root Sensitivity of Single-Input Single-Output Systems,” Technical Report #EDRC 24-60-91, Engineering Design Research Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 1991.
  9. Cagan, J., and Kurfess, T. R., “Optimal Design for Tolerance and Manufacturing Allocation,” Technical Report #EDRC 24-67-91, Engineering Design Research Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 1991.
  10. Padmanabhan, P. and Kurfess, T. R., “A New Perspective on Tolerance Analysis Based on Tolerance Zones,” Technical Report #EDRC 24-77-91, Engineering Design Research Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1991.
  11. Wang, S. K., Kurfess, T. R. and Nagurka, M. L., “Asymptotic Behavior of Multivariable and Optimal System Designs,” Technical Report #EDRC 24-79-92, Engineering Design Research Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1991.
  12. Vasseur, H., Kurfess, T. R. and Cagan, J., “Decision Making in Design for Quality,” Technical Report #EDRC 24-82-92, Engineering Design Research Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1991.
  13. Nagurka, M. L. and Kurfess, T. R., “Geometric Analysis of Multivariable Control Systems,”  Technical Report #EDRC EDRC 24-83-92, Engineering Design Research Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1991.
  14. Vasseur, H., Cagan, J. and Kurfess, T. R., “Industrial Quality:  A Missing Economic Variable,” Technical Report #EDRC 24-85-92, Engineering Design Research Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1991.
  15. Vasseur, H., Cagan, J. and Kurfess, T. R., “Quantifying Industrial Quality in Economic Models,” Technical Report #EDRC 24-91-92, Engineering Design Research Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1992.
  16. Kurfess, T. R., and Levine, B. M., “Actuator Stroke Requirements Based on a Zernike Decomposition of Atmospheric Turbulence,” Technical Report #UCRL-ID-11968, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, 1992.
  17. Vasseur, H., Cagan, J. and Kurfess, T. R., “Quality Innovation in Design and Manufacturing: an Economic Model,” Technical Report #EDRC 24-103-93, Engineering Design Research Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1992.

Presentations

Invited Seminars

  1. Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Engineering and Public Policy, seminar, Title: “Conformance Verification for Manufactured Parts,” Pittsburgh, PA, March 14, 1990.
  2. Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Invited Seminar on Research in Control Theory, Title:  “Control System Analysis and Design from Eigenvalue Trajectories,” with M. L. Nagurka, Pittsburgh, PA, September, 1991.
  3. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Invited Seminar, “Gain Plots:  A New Generation of Control Synthesis Tools,” Livermore, CA, November, 1991.
  4. University of California at Berkeley, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Invited Seminar on Research in Control Theory, Title:  “Geometric Control Theory Conceptualizations Based on Eigenvalue Trajectories,” Berkeley, CA, November, 1991.
  5. University of California at Davis, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Invited Seminar on Research in Control Theory, Title:  “A New Geometric Perspective on Control Theory Using Eigenvalue Trajectories,” Davis, CA, November, 1991.
  6. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Department, Invited Seminar on Research in Control Theory, Title:  “A New Geometric Perspective on Control Analysis and Design Based on Eigenvalue Trajectories,” Charlotte, NC, November, 1991.
  7. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Invited Seminar, “Quantifying Quality in Design and Manufacturing,” with J. Cagan, Livermore, CA, July, 1992.
  8. Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seminar on Research in Metrology, Title:  “The Direction of Inspection,” Pittsburgh, PA, May, 1993.
  9. Alcoa Technical, Invited Talk, “Statistical Metrology,” with D. L. Banks, March 1994.
  10. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Invited Talk, “A New Approach to Metrology,” April 1994.
  11. Rensselaer Polytechnic, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Institute Invited Talk, “Gain Plots in Control System Design,” with M. L. Nagurka, April 1994.
  12. University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Invited Talk, “A New Approach to Metrology,” May 1994.
  13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Invited Talk, “A New Approach to Metrology,” December 1994.
  14. Black Clawson Company, Invited Talk, “Research in Precision Engineering at GA Tech,” February 1995.
  15. Torrington Company, Invited Talk, “A New Approach to Metrology,” Norcross, GA, February, 1995.
  16. United Nations Development Program and Government of Malaysia, Invited Talk, “Requirements for Production and Prototyping Facilities for the Twenty-First Century,” Kuala Lumpur, April 1996.
  17. University of Illinois at Champaign - Urbana, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Invited Talk, “Adaptive Pole-Zero Cancellation in Grinding Force Control,” Champaign, IL, September 1996.
  18. Clemson, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Invited Talk, “Adaptive Pole-Zero Cancellation in Grinding Force Control,” Clemson, SC, February 1997.
  19. Northwestern University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, “Real-Time Monitoring of Bearing Faults for Diagnostics,” March, 1997.
  20. The Torrington Company, Invited Talk, “Three Dimensional Metrology,” Norcross, GA, June, 1997.
  21. Stanford University, Invited Talk, “Three Dimensional Metrology of Rapid Prototyped Parts,” Palo Alto, CA, December 1997.
  22. Pratt & Whitney, Invited Talk, “Advances in Precision Machining of Superalloys,” February, 1998.
  23. University of Pittsburgh, Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar, “Production of High Precision Complex Geometries using Next Generation Processes and Materials,” Pittsburgh, PA, March 1998.
  24. Boeing, Corporate Seminar, “Production of High Precision Complex Geometries using Next Generation Processes and Materials,” Seattle, WA, March 1998.
  25. University of Washington, Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar, “Production of High Precision Complex Geometries using Next Generation Processes and Materials,” Seattle, WA, March 1998.
  26. Ecole Nationale Suprérieure d’Arts et Métiers, “Production of High Precision Complex Geometries using Next Generation Processes and Materials,” Paris, France, June 1998.
  27. Ingersoll Rand, Needle Bearing Division, Invited Talk, “Grinding Control for Advanced Materials,” Norcross, GA, October 1998.
  28. University of Michigan, College of Engineering Seminar, “Production of High Precision Complex Geometries using Next Generation Processes and Materials,” Ann Arbor, MI, February 1999.
  29. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Precision Engineering Group Seminar, “Production of High Precision Complex Geometries using Next Generation Processes and Materials,” Livermore, CA, March 1999.
  30. University of California at Berkeley, Mechanical Engineering Seminar, “Production of High Precision Complex Geometries using Next Generation Processes and Materials,” Berkeley, CA, March 1999.
  31. Northwestern University, Mechanical Engineering Seminar, “Production of High Precision Complex Geometries using Next Generation Processes and Materials,” Evanston, IL, March 1999.
  32. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Invited Talk, “The Direction of Inspection,” Livermore, CA, August, 2000.
  33. Paraform, Inc., Invited Talk, “The Direction of Inspection,” Santa Clara, CA, September, 2000.
  34. The Torrington Company, Invited Talk, “The Direction of Inspection,” Norcross, GA, February, 2000.
  35. The Air Force Academy, “The Next Generation Engineer, The Renaissance Engineer,” USAF Academy, CO, April 2000.
  36. Pratt & Whitney, Invited Talk, “Investigating Tool Wear and Surface Quality in Hard Turning,” Columbus, GA, September 2000.
  37. Pratt & Whitney, Invited Talk, “Investigating Tool Wear and Surface Quality in Hard Turning,” Columbus, GA, September 2000.
  38. Department of Energy Nuclear Weapons Group (staff from Sandia National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Oakridge National Laboratory as well as other DOE staff in attendance), Invited Talk, “Computational Systems for 3D Metrology and Model Generation,” Sandia National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, October 2000.
  39. Zeiss Corporation, Industrial Measurement Technology Division, Invited Talk, “Computational Systems for 3D Metrology and Model Generation,” Oberkochen, Germany, October 2000.
  40. Ecole Nationale Suprérieure d’Arts et Métiers, Invited Talk, “Investigating Tool Wear and Surface Quality in Hard Turning,” Metz, France, October 2000. Boeing Optics Group, “Computational Systems for 3D Metrology and Model Generation,” Seattle, WA, November 2000.
  41. Hewlett Packard, “Computational Systems for 3D Metrology and Model Generation,” Corvallis, OR, November 2000.
  42. Sandia National Laboratory, “Computational Systems for 3D Metrology and Model Generation,” Livermore, CA, December 2000.
  43. Purdue University, Mechanical Engineering Seminar, “Production of High Precision Complex Geometries using Next Generation Processes and Materials,” West Lafayette, IN, March 2000.
  44. National Taiwan University, “Computational Systems for 3D Metrology and Model Generation,” Taipei, Taiwan, June 2001.
  45. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Precision Engineering Seminar, “Computational Systems for 3D Metrology and Model Generation,” Livermore, CA, June 2001.
  46. GINTIC Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Invited Talk, “Computational Systems for 3D Metrology and Process Control,” Singapore, September 2001.
  47. GINTIC Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Invited Talk, “Production of High Precision Complex Geometries using Next Generation Processes and Materials,” Singapore, September 2001.
  48. The Timken Company, Invited Talk, “Production of High Precision Complex Geometries using Next Generation Processes and Materials,” May, 2002.
  49. Michigan Tech, Invited Talk, “Large Scale Computational Metrology for Large and Micro-Parts,” Houghton, MI, November, 2002.
  50. Sandia National Laboratories, Invited Talk, “Advances in Metrology for Micro-Components,” Livermore, CA, December 2002.
  51. Pennsylvania State University State Department if Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Seminar, Invited Talk, “Production of High Precision Complex Geometries using Next Generation Processes and Materials,” State College, PA, February 2003.
  52. National Instruments Academic Week, Invited Talk – Keynote Address, “Production of High Precision Components Using Next Generation Modeling and Control Techniques,” Austin, TX, April 2003.
  53. Sandia National Laboratories, Invited Talk, “Advances in Metrology for Micro-Components,” Albuquerque, NM, May 2003.
  54. University of Oklahoma, Invited Talk, “Advances in Metrology for Micro-Components,” April, 2004.
  55. Ohio State, Invited Talk, “Advances in Metrology for Micro-Components,” Columbus OH, May 2004
  56. Sensant Inc., Invited Talk, “MEMS Technology: Capabilities and Applications of a Microfabricated Scanning Grating Interferometer,” San Leandro, CA, May 2004.
  57. Stanford University, Invited Talk, “MEMS Technology: Capabilities and Applications of a Microfabricated Scanning Grating Interferometer,” Stanford, CA, May 2004.
  58. Sandia National Laboratories, Invited Talk, “MEMS Technology: Capabilities and Applications of a Microfabricated Scanning Grating Interferometer,” Livermore, CA, May 2004.
  59. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Invited Talk, “MEMS Technology: Capabilities and Applications of a Microfabricated Scanning Grating Interferometer,” Livermore, CA, May 2004.
  60. International Machine Tool Show, Invited Talk, “Micro-Metrology for Small Scale Components,” Chicago, IL, September 2004.
  61. University of Florida, Invited Talk, “Advances in Metrology for Micro-Components,” Gainesville, FL, September 2004.
  62. US–South Africa Workshop on Emerging Manufacturing Technologies (Sponsored by NSF), Key-Note Talk, “Micro-Metrology for Small Scale Components,” Cape Town South Africa, October 2004.
  63. International Workshop on Scientific and Technological Manufacturing Research (Sponsored by the Government of South Africa), Key-Note Talk, “Collaborative Opportunities in Manufacturing Research,” Johannesburg, South Africa, February 2005.
  64. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Invited Talk, “Production of High Precision Complex Geometries using Next Generation Processes and Materials,” Port Elizabeth, February 2005.
  65. U.S. House Science Committee, presentation on status of Micro-Manufacturing in Asia and Europe, Washington, DC, April 2005.
  66. World Technology Evaluation Center, workshop on current status of Micro-Manufacturing, presentation on status of Sensors, Metrology and Controls in Micro-Manufacturing, Worldwide, Washington, DC, April 2005.

Short Courses

  1. National Science Foundation Faculty Development Course in Control Theory, “A Unified Classical/Modern Approach for Undergraduate Control Education,” with M. L. Nagurka, Pittsburgh, PA, June 1993.
  2. United Nations Development Program, presented a workshop on the “Basics of Rapid Prototyping,” to the government of Malaysia as well as its industrial partners, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 1995.
  3. National Science Foundation Faculty Development Course in Control Theory, “A Unified Classical/Modern Approach for Undergraduate Control Education with integrated Laboratory,” with M. L. Nagurka, K. C. Craig and R. C. Dorf, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, June 1997.
  4. National Science Foundation Faculty Development Course in Control Theory, “A Unified Classical/Modern Approach for Undergraduate Control Education with integrated Laboratory,” with M. L. Nagurka, K. C. Craig and R. C. Dorf, Georgia institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, July 1997.
  5. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Workshop on Micro-Metrology, International Machine Tool Show, Chicago, IL, September 2004.
  6. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Workshop on Micro-Metrology, Micro Manufacturing Fundamentals Workshop, Minneapolis, MN, May 2005.
  7. Edson Ingersoll Gaylord Education and Research Laboratory (EIGERlab), Workshop on Micro-Manufacturing, presentation on Micro-Metrology, Rockford, IL, July 2005.

Other Presentations

  1. ANSI Y14.5 Ad Hoc Committee on Mathematization, Speaker, Long Boat Key, FL, January, 1990.
  2. International Manufacturing Technology Conference, Presented research in statistical metrology being conducted at CMU in conjunction with the Department of Statistics. Travel was funded by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, September, 1990.
  3. ANSI B89.3.2 Working Group on Measurement Procedures and Practices, presented research in statistical quantification of part geometry, Washington, DC, September, 1990.
  4. American National Standards Institute, Presented current research activities in dimensioning, tolerancing and metrology to ANSI Committee on Dimensional Measurement Methods, B89.3.2 in Washington DC, October, 1990.
  5. ANSI B89.3.2 Working Group on Measurement Procedures and Practices, presented standard manufacturing procedures for determination of Type I and Type II errors based on geometric sample data, Long Boat Key, FL, January, 1991.
  6. Carnegie Mellon University, Engineering Design Research Center, Presented “Gain Plots:  A New Generation of Control Synthesis Tools,” as part of the EDRC Design Innovation Lecture Series, with M. L. Nagurka, April, 1991.
  7. ALCOA, Presented Research in Quality Assurance, ALCOA Technical Center, June, 1991.
  8. The Timken Company, Presented Research in Precision Engineering with M. L. Nagurka and J. Cagan, August, 1991.
  9. The Timken Company, Timken Research, Invited Seminar on Research in Quality Assurance, Title:  “A Unified Strategy for Optimizing Production Cost and Quality,” with J. Cagan, Canton, OH, November, 1991.
  10. The Timken Company, Timken Research, Invited Seminar on Research in Control Theory, Title:  “A New Geometric Approach to Control System Analysis and Design,” with M. L. Nagurka, Canton, OH, November, 1991.
  11. IEEE Sensors and Actuators meeting, presented research on micro-actuator development for adaptive optics, Hilton Head, SC, June 1992.
  12. NASA Head Quarters, presented research on the design, control and manufacture of large scale linearly segmented adaptive optics, Washington DC, July, 1992.
  13. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, presented research on the design, control and manufacture of large scale linearly segmented adaptive optics, Pasadena, CA, July, 1992.
  14. Brown & Sharpe, presented research on metrology and quality assurance, North Kingstown, RI, October, 1992.
  15. Martin Marietta, Next Generation Controller Seminar on Manufacturing, “A Unified Approach to High Precision Design, Manufacturing, Control and Quality Assurance,” with J. Cagan, Denver, CO, October, 1992.
  16. NASA Marshal Space Flight Center, “Actuator Stroke Requirements Based on a Zernike Decomposition of Atmospheric Turbulence,” with B. M. Levine (NASA JPL), Huntsville, AL, October, 1992.
  17. ALCOA, Presented Research in Quality Assurance of aluminum extrusions, ALCOA Technical Center, May, 1993.
  18. Pittsburgh Tube Co., Presented research in high speed tube wall thickness measurement, May 1994.
  19. Ingersol, Presented research on high speed metrology and precision grinding systems, August 1995.
  20. Caterpillar, Presented research on high speed metrology and precision grinding systems, Peoria, IL, August 1995.
  21. Giddings & Lewis, Presented research on high speed metrology and precision grinding systems, Detroit, MI, August 1995.
  22. Torrington, Presented research on high speed metrology and precision grinding systems, Norcross, GA, August 1995.
  23. General Motors, Presented research on high speed metrology and precision grinding systems, August 1995.
  24. Ford, Presented research on high speed metrology and precision grinding systems, Detroit, MI, August 1995.
  25. T-Tech Inc., Presented research in automatic calibration, Atlanta, GA, October 1995.
  26. General Motors, Presented research on high speed metrology and precision grinding systems, Detroit, MI, January 1996.
  27. Timken, Presented research on high speed metrology and precision grinding systems, Canton, OH, January 1996.
  28. Ford, Presented research on dynamic stiffness implications for machine tools, Detroit, MI, January 1996.
  29. Pratt & Whitney, Presented research on adaptive controlled grinding, North Haven, CT, July 1996
  30. Norton Corporation, Presented research on adaptive controlled grinding, Worcester, MA, July 1996
  31. Bryant Grinder Corporation, Presented research on adaptive controlled grinding, Springfield, VT, July 1996
  32. Ford, Presented research on dynamic stiffness implications for machine tools, Detroit, MI, November 1996.
  33. National Carbon Products, Presented research on high speed inspection systems, Greeneville, SC, July 1997.
  34. General Electric, Presented research on machining of super alloys, Greeneville, SC, March 2000.
  35. Rolls Royce, Presented research on machining of super alloys and metrology of complex geometries, Indianapolis, IN, April 2000.
  36. Ford, Presented research on machining of super alloys and metrology of complex geometries, Detroit, MI, May 2000.
  37. Bosch Automation, Presented research on advanced control of machine tools, Novi, MI, May 2000.
  38. Okuma, Presented research on advanced control of machine tools, Charlotte, NC, November 2000.



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