(Part of the TARDEC Project "Knowledge-Based Engineering Software System for Concurrent Optimization of Product/Process Development", PI's: Prof. Souran Manoochehri, Prof. Constantin Chassapis, DMI)
Project Sponsor: Design and Manufacturing Institute (DMI)
Principal Investigator: Sven K. Esche
Post-Doctoral Researcher: Ismail Fidan
Graduate Research Assistant: Pathik Shah
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Project Duration: January 1, 1998 - December 31, 1998
Project Summary: The project will acquire and analyze knowledge on the manufacturability of forged components. An analytical model for determining the press size and process parameters will be established and implemented into the knowledge-based design system ACES. Material and machine data will be collected and implemented into an ACES database.