2009 Tutorials

ASPE Tutorials

Sunday, October 4 and Monday October 5

Following are the titles and descriptions of the tutorials ASPE will offer at its 24th Annual Meeting. The fee for each half-day tutorial is $200 ($100 for full-time students) and for each full day tutorial the fee is $400 ($200 for full-time students).

Not all descriptions are posted. Please stay tuned. The descriptions will soon follow.

Sunday, October 4, 2009 Morning	Sunday, October 4, 2009 Afternoon
Control/Design Interactions in Precision Machines - Part 1: Modeling Pradeep Subrahmanyan, RAPT Industries, Inc.	Control/Design Interactions in Precision Machines - Part 2: Synthesis Pradeep Subrahmanyan, RAPT Industries, Inc.
This tutorial has been cancelled. Electromechanics and Electromagnetic Levitation in Precision Applications - Part 1 Funda Sahin, Philips Applied Technologies Georgo Angelis, Philips Applied Technologies	This tutorial has been cancelled. Electromechanics and Electromagnetic Levitation in Precision Applications - Part 2 Funda Sahin, Philips Applied Technologies Georgo Angelis, Philips Applied Technologies
Interferometric Form Metrology for Precision Machined Surfaces Vivek Badami, Zygo Corp.	Surface Metrology Christopher Brown, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Spectral Shifting - a Signal to Noise Enhancer Daniel DeBra, Stanford University Brian Lantz, Stanford University	Machine Tool Metrology Robert Hocken, UNC - Charlotte
Design, Fabrication and Implementation of Kinematic Coupling Technology Martin Culpepper, MIT	Fine Motion Mechanisms Anthony E. Gee, University College – London
Monday, October 5, 2009 Morning	Monday, October 5, 2009 Afternoon
Mechatronics and Dynamic Error Budgeting - Part 1 Jan van Eijk, MICE bv David Trumper, MIT	Mechatronics and Dynamic Error Budgeting - Part 2 Jan van Eijk, MICE bv David Trumper, MIT
Flexures, Compliant Instruments and Multi-Axis Compliant Positioning Stages-Part 1 Martin Culpepper, MIT Shorya Awtar, University of Michigan	Flexures, Compliant Instruments and Multi-Axis Compliant Positioning Stages-Part 2 Martin Culpepper, MIT Shorya Awtar, University of Michigan
Manufacturing Processes for Molded Optics E. Brinksmeier, University of Bremen K. Rickens, University of Bremen	Axis of Rotation Metrology Eric Marsh, Penn State University
Fundamentals of Transducers and Instrumentation for the Precision Engineer Anthony E. Gee, University College - London	This tutorial has been cancelled. Focused Ion Beam (FIB) Systems and Applications Phillip E. Russell, Appalachian State University
Measurement Uncertainty: Concepts and Applications W. Tyler Estler and Steven D. Philips, NIST	Thermal Effects in Precision Engineering Systems Dan E. Luttrell, Moore Tool Company
Precision Engineering from an Optician's Viewpoint Robert Parks, Optical Perspectives Group, LLC	Precision Engineering Principles Layton Hale, Innovative Machine Solutions