ASPE Proceedings, November 4 - 7, 1986, Dallas, Texas

PDF versions of the abstracts from the 1986 Proceedings are not available. Contact ASPE to purchase a copy of the Proceedings. ASPE does not sell individual abstracts from the Proceedings.

Technical Sessions

Session I, Angular and Dimensional Metrology
Wednesday, November 5, 1986, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
Session Chair: F. Parsons, Federal Products Corporation

1. High Resolution and Accuracy Angular Positioning and Measurement
   H. Tyler and J. Perry (BEI Motion Systems)
   Angular and Dimensional Metrology/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
2. Testing an Improved High-Resolution Angle Encoder
   G. Wyntjes (OPTRA)
   Angular and Dimensional Metrology/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
3. Straightness Measurement Using a Laser Tracking Interferometer System
   F. Jing, K. Lau and R. Hocken (National Bureau of Standards)
   Angular and Dimensional Metrology/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
4. A New Laser Measurement System for Precision Metrology
   G. Sommargren (Zygo Corporation)
   Angular and Dimensional Metrology/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
5. Absolute Laser Ranging with Micron Precision
   C.C. Williams and H.K. Wickramasinghe (IBM)
   Angular and Dimensional Metrology/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual

Session II, Material Removal and Tooling
Wednesday, November 5, 1986, 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Session Chair: E. R. McClure, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

1. Overview: Expectations and Frustrations
   E. Ray McClure (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
   Material Removal and Tooling/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
2. Selection of Natural and Synthetic Crystals for Turning Tools
   Donald G. Flom and Robert C. DeVries (General Electric Company)
   Material Removal and Tooling/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
3. Thresholds of Precision Engineering: Geometry of Roundnose Diamond Tools
   Hans J. Hansen (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
   Material Removal and Tooling/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
4. Prediction and Measurement of Diamond Tool Wear
   John S. Taylor (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
   Material Removal and Tooling/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
   

Session III, Problems in Precision Manufacturing
Thursday, November 6, 1986, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
Session Chair: Thomas A. Dow, N.C. State University

1. Precision Engineering in the Machine Tool Industry - Unattended Machining of Prismatic Workpieces
   Paul Haas (Kearney and Trecker Corporation)
   Problems in Precision Manufacturing/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
2. Precision Engineering in the U.S. Hardware Manufacturing Industry
   M.B. Grant (Cummins Engine Company)
   Problems in Precision Manufacturing/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
3. Precision Engineering in the Microelectronics Industry
   Graham J. Siddall (GCA Corporation)
   Problems in Precision Manufacturing/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
4. Precision Engineering in Magnetic Recording and Ink Jet Printing Technology
   Frank E. Talke (University of California - San Diego)
   Problems in Precision Manufacturing/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual

Session IV, Thresholds in Electronics & Physics
Thursday, November 6, 1986, 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Session Chair: E. Clayton Teague, National Bureau of Standards

1. Precision Engineering in Optoelectronics
   R. Holman (Battelle)
   Thresholds in Electronics & Physics/Oral/Abstract not Available/1986 Annual
2. Applications of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
   J.A. Golouchenko (Bell Labs)
   Thresholds in Electronics & Physics/Oral/Abstract not Available/1986 Annual
3. Precision Mechatronics at the Center for Robotics Systems and Microelectronics
   E. Hu (University of California - Santa Barbara)
   Thresholds in Electronics & Physics/Oral/Abstract not Available/1986 Annual
4. Thresholds in Signal Processing with Emphasis on Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials
   Gregory A. Clark (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
   Thresholds in Electronics & Physics/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
   

Session V
Friday, November 7, 1986, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
Session Chair: J Gleeson, Battelle - Columbus

1. An Integrated Inspection System to Provide Feedback for Precision Machining Processes
   J. Raja (Michigan Tech) and M.F. Deveries (U. of Wisconsin)
   Precision Engineering/Oral/Abstract Not Available/1986 Annual
2. Development of a High-Speed System to Control the Dynamic Behavior of Mechanical Structures
   Dan E. Luttrell and Thomas A. Dow (N.C. State University)
   Precision Engineering/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
3. A Heterodyne Profiler for Non-Contact Surface Metrology
   Robert A. Smythe (Zygo Corporation)
   Precision Engineering/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
4. Precision Machined Optical System for Use at Cryogenic Termperatures
   Ronald K. Kimmel (Hughes Aircraft Company)
   Precision Engineering/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
5. Design and Performance of a Diamond Turning Machine
   Peter Falter and Thomas A. Dow (N.C. State University)
   Precision Engineering/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual
6. Automated Manufacture of Segmented Disk Mirrors
   Michael Barber and Mark Walter (Imaging Systems Group)
   Precision Engineering/Oral/Abstract/1986 Annual