Precision Product-Process Design and Optimization

Dr. S. S. Pande is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India. He was a Visiting Professor at the University of Cincinnati, USA. His research interests include Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) with a focus on Manufacturing Process Modelling, Simulation and Optimization, Algorithms for Additive Manufacturing, CNC (Computer Numerical Control) Machining and Computational Metrology, Artificial Intelligence Techniques and Internet-based Collaborative Product Development. He has published 140 research papers in international journals and has authored a book titled “Computer Graphics and Product Modelling for CAD/CAM” published by Alpha Science (UK)/Narosa (India). He is the Associate Editor of the International Journal of Precision Technology, Inderscience, UK.Dr Uday Shanker Dixit received his BE degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Roorkee (now the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee) in 1987, his MTech degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) in 1993, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the IIT Kanpur in 1998. He has worked in two industries—HMT, Pinjore and Indomag Steel Technology, New Delhi, where his main responsibility was designing various machines. Dr Dixit joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, where he is currently a Professor, in 1998. He was also the Officiating Director of the Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar from February 2014 to May 2015.Dr Dixit has been actively engaged in research in various areas of design and manufacturing for the last 25 years. He has authored/co-authored 75 journal papers, 91 conference papers, 20 book chapters and 6 books on mechanical engineering. He has also co-edited 3 books on manufacturing. Presently, he is an associate editor of the Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India), Series C and Vice-President of the AIMTDR conference.

• PART I: Precision Product Design and Control.- Optimal Design of a Stewart-Gough Platform for Multi- Directional Additive Manufacturing.- Task level Planning and Implementation of Robotic Assembly Under Machine Vision Guidance.- Position and Impedance Control of a Multi-Finger Tendon-Driven Robotic Hand.- A Piezoelectric Actuator Based Compact Micro Manipulation System for Robotic Assembly.- Experimental Studies and Numerical Simulations of a Displacement Amplifying Compliant Mechanism.- PART II: Process Modelling and Optimization.- Numerical Modelling of SLM Additive Manufacturing for Magnesium Alloy.- Finite Element Analysis of Residual Stress in Selective Laser Melting of Ti6Al4V Powder Layer.- Parametric Optimization of 3D Printing Process using MCDM Method.- Towards Development of an Intelligent PCD Insert Clock Testing Method and Prediction of Product Performance.- Focused Ion Beam Fabrication: Process Development and Optimization Strategy for Optical Applications.- Machining Guidelines for Fabricating Microgrooves of Varied Cross-sections by Electrochemical Micromachining.- Multi Response Optimization of Powder Mixed EDM Machining Parameters Using Taguchi Based TOPSIS Method.- Optimization of Single Pitch Error and MRR in a WEDM Gear cutting Process Using MOORA Method.- Abrasive Flow Nano Finishing of High Aspect Channels using Different Polymer Rheological Abrasive Medium.- Optimizing Toolpath Generation in Magnetic Field Assisted Finishing Process During Nanofinishing of Biomaterials.- Study of Surface Integrity in Conventional and Ultrasonic Assisted Turning with Self -lubricating Cutting Inserts.- Parametric Analysis and Optimization of Surface Finish During Microtexturing on Titanium Using Pulsed Nd YAG Laser.- A Novel Approach for Prediction and Calculation of Sheet Thinning in Incremental Sheet Forming.- Optimum allocation of machines with multiple objectives using NSGA-II.