2006 Tutorials

2006 Tutorials

Following are the tutorials ASPE will offer at its 2006 Annual Meeting. Click on the titles of the tutorials for descriptions.

Sunday, October 15, 2006
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Interferometric Form Metrology for Precision Machined Surfaces
Vivek G. Badami (Zygo Corporation)
Linear Motors, Amplifiers and Electronics
Robert Novotnak (Aerotech, Inc.)
Thermal Effects
Dan E. Luttrell (Moore Tool Company), and David H. Youden (Olympic Precision, Inc.)
Precision Engineering Principles
Layton C. Hale (Innovative Machine Solutions)
Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Precision Machining
David A. Dornfeld (University of California-Berkeley)
Basic Lens Design for the Non-Optical Engineer
Julie L. Bentley (University of Rochester/Corning Tropel Corporation

Sunday, October 15, 2006
1:30 p.m. to 5:50 p.m.

Fractal Analysis in Surface Metrology: US Standards and Applications
Christopher A. Brown (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Design, Fabrication and Implementation of Kinematic Coupling Technology
Martin L. Culpepper (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Control/Design Interactions in Precision Machines
Pradeep K. Subrahmanyan (RAPT Industries, Inc.)
Displacement Measuring Interferometry (DMI) Systems
Michael L. Holmes and Stephen Mielke (Zygo Corporation)
Fine Motion Mechanisms
Anthony E. Gee (University College – London)

Monday, October 16, 2006
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Chemical Mechanical Planarization Fundamentals and Process Modeling
David A. Dornfeld and Jihong Choi (University of California-Berkeley)
Hydrostatic Bearing Technology for Precision Engineering
David H. Youden (Olympic Precision, Inc.)
Fundamentals of Single Point Diamond Turning
John P. Schaefer (Elcan Optical Technology - Texas )
Design and Analysis of Constraint Systems
Layton C. Hale (Innovative Machine Solutions)
Mechatronics: Empowering Improved Accuracy in Machines - Part 1
Jan van Eijk and Adrian Rankers (Philips Applied Technologies)

Monday, October 16, 2006
1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Machine Tool Metrology and American Metrology Standards
Robert J. Hocken (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Developing Detailed Concepts for New Machine Designs
Alexander H. Slocum (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Fundamentals of Transducers and Instrumentation for the Precision Engineer
Anthony E. Gee (University College – London)
Precision Engineering from an Optician’s Viewpoint
Robert Parks (Optical Perspectives Group, LLC)
Flexures, Compliant Instruments and Multi-Axis Compliant Positioning Stages
Martin L. Culpepper (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Mechatronics: Empowering Improved Accuracy in Machines - Part 2
Jan van Eijk and Adrian Rankers (Philips Applied Technologies)

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