Showing papers on "Methods engineering published in 2004"

Application of Reverse Engineering in the Industrial Design

Abstract: Reverse Engineering (RE) is a new design method .This paper discussed mainly Reverse Engineering (RE) processes and presents a series of case studies to illustrate diverse applications of RE.This new trend will be a dramatic potential on design in automotive industry.

Industrial Projects In Manufacturing Engineering Education

Abstract: Presentation will describe the requirements of an industrial project for UW-Stout manufacturing engineering students and illustrate the process used to screen and select industrial projects for the senior design course. An industrial project recently completed by students will be described. Introduction Since 2001 the capstone courses in the Manufacturing Engineering (MfE) program at University of Wisconsin-Stout has focused almost exclusively upon industrial sponsored projects. The capstone course is a two semester sequence where the first semester course focuses upon research and design of a product and the building of a mock-up. The second semester is to design and build a functional automated machine to produce a product. Projects are managed by teams of students, industry contacts and faculty advisors. Projects completed in the past have varied from food production to robotic welding cells. In order for the students to complete these extensive projects the curriculum at UW-Stout has been designed to provide the students with a ‘technical toolbox’ which emphasizes practical engineering experiences in industrial applications. In teaching manufacturing engineering principles, the Stout MfE faculty believes that it is important students learn the techniques of manufacturing processes so they may more fully appreciate the complexities of production methods. It is not sufficient to only expose the student to theory and textbook learning they must also have practical experience in setting up and operating production machines. These basic experiences allow the students to derive a deeper understanding of manufacturing and also a greater appreciation of the work done by a typical industrial worker whom they most likely will be supervising once they are on the job. This curriculum was designed in response to criticisms leveled at engineering schools by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in their Curricula 2000 Report and the Manufacturing Education Plan: 1999 Critical Competency Gaps document and in other papers which alleged that schools offer too few “practical” and “hands-on” courses. Stout has a rich tradition of teaching students technical skills that can only be taught in laboratory experience. By integrating theory and P ge 927.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering Education experimentation with practice not only are the students better educated but the business community benefits with the solution of real industrial problems. There are several courses in the UW-Stout Manufacturing Engineering program which may involve industrial based projects: Controls & Instrumentation, Design & Simulation of Manufacturing Systems, Facilities & Manufacturing Systems Design, Capstone I: Product Design by Concurrent Engineering, and Capstone II: Manufacturing Systems Design. This paper describes how the Manufacturing Engineering program at University of WisconsinStout has incorporated industrial sponsored projects into the senior level capstone course sequence. An example of an industrial project will be presented. Capstone at UW-Stout The manufacturing engineering program at Stout is focused upon the design and control of manufacturing processes/systems used in the production of products rather than the design of the product itself. This focus on the manufacture of the product implies that the capstone courses must have a strong emphasis on manufacturing process/system design. We have decided that for the students to demonstrate their understanding of manufacturing engineering principles they would be required to design and build a flexible automated manufacturing cell or special machine for the production of a product. These open ended problems require students to use their “toolbox” of skills and knowledge gathered from previous coursework. Examples of automated systems from previous semesters have produced items as varied as dominoes, pancakes, steel saw horses, and dental floss. The best projects incorporate knowledge from multiple courses in the curriculum including the courses: Computer Aided Manufacturing, Controls & Instrumentation, Fluid Mechanics, Design & Simulation of Manufacturing Systems, Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Design of Fixtures & Tooling, Production & Operations Management, Engineering Economy, Quality Engineering, Facilities & Material Handling Systems Design, Material Removal Processes, Polymer Processes, Casting/Ceramics & Powder Metal Processes, Bulk/Sheet Forming Processes, Joining and Fastening, Coating/Finishing and Packaging, and Statistics. Since every project is different, they will all require a different skill set. But, all projects must address common areas as defined in the curriculum and must provide opportunities for students to demonstrate that they can properly analyze problems, gather information and make appropriate engineering decisions.

Measuring the Use of Features in a Requirements Engineering Tool-An Industrial Case Study

Abstract: Measuring how features are actually used in a system has several potential benefits, for instance an improved requirements selection process. We have investigated how the use of features in Focal Point—a highly interactive, web-based RE tool—can be measured using log-file analysis, and we have interviewed key persons (user, developer, and consultant) in order to validate and discuss the deployed method as well as the results. Our measurements show that different view and edit features are dominating. There is a 90% agreement between measured use and other sources such as interviews with stakeholders and an automated solution based on direct mapping from accesses of certain .jsp-files (JavaServer Pages) to feature categories. All stakeholders believe that the information generated is useful, but the development manager would like more detailed information based on logging individual mouse-clicks.

Virtual Engineering Team for the Industrial Engineering.

Abstract: This paper will present the main topics of our team. The IVGI Team (French acronym for Virtual Engineering for Industrial Engineering) defines methods for the integration of several models in the system-design process. The focus is on the integration of cost factors and human factors based on a FBS-PPR model designed to capture enterprise knowledge. For these fields, cost, human and knowledge, innovative modelers are studied and in the meantime a strategy to settle a common transposable integration base is prospected.

Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Abstract: IEOR students and faculty members are actively engaged in a variety of research projects that have made and continue to make important contributions to both the theory and practice of operations research and industrial engineering. Some of the research areas represented in the IEOR department are the analysis of algorithms, automation and robotics, combinatorics and integer programming, convex optimization, financial engineering, inventory theory, risk analysis, robust optimization, queueing theory, supply chain management, scheduling, and simulation.