Intelligent Manufacturing Processes and Systems

Virtual  and Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing

• NC Machining Simulation  (PI: M. Leu)
• Development of a Parallel Machine Tool(PI:R. Landers)
• Manufacturing Automation Simulators and Laboratories(PI:R. Landers)
• Rapid Freeze Prototyping and Investment Casting Application(PI:M. Leu)
• Virtual Sculpting with Haptic Interface(PI:M. Leu)
• Accounting for Reliability in Complex Engineering Systems Design(PI: X. Du)
• Reliability-Based Complex Engineering Design(PI: X. Du)

Integrated  and Collaborative Design and Manufacturing

• An Architecture for Productive Collaboration Among Small and Medium-sized Enterprises(PI:C. Saygin)
• Web-based Intelligent Collaborative System for Design and Manufacturing(PI:F. Liu)

Laser- Based Deposition and Prototyping

• Development of a Five Axis Rapid Metal Forming System(PI:F. Liou)
• Hybrid Deposition and Removal of Metals for Aerospace Systems(PI:F. Liou)
• Die Repair Using Direct Metal Deposition Process(PI:F. Liou)
• Process Control of Laser Metal Deposition Processes(PI:R. Landers)
• Modeling of Laser Cladding Process(PI: J. Choi)
• Mathmatical Modeling and Experimental Validation of Hybrid Laser-GMA Welding(PI: H. Tsai)

Laser  Micromachining

• Microforming of Metallic Microcomponents Using Nanomaterials(PI:K. Krishnamurthy)
• Laser Micromachining(PI: H. Tsai)

Friction  Stir Processing

• Friction Stir Welding and Processing(PI: R. Mishra)
• Materials by Design and Control of Microstructure(PI:K. Krishnamurthy)

Composite  Manufacturing

• Composite Manufacturing Using Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM) Process(PI: K. Chandrashekhara)
• Bio-composite Panels for Energy Efficient Housing(PI: K. Chandrashekhara)
• Soy Based Composites(PI: K. Chandrashekhara)
• Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of V-ribbed Belt Tracking System(PI: K. Chandrashekhara)

Liquid  Metal Processing

• Development of a Process to Continuously Melt, Refine, and Cast High-Quality Steel(PI:K. Peaselee)
• Melting Efficiency Improvement: Steel Foundries(PI:K. Peaselee)

Integrated Control and Monitoring of Energy Systems

Reliability  and Security of Power Systems

• Mid-term Voltage Stability Assessment and Measures for Mitigating Voltage Collapse in Interconnected Power Grids (PI:B. Chowdhury)
• Fault Tolerance and Security for Power Grid Configuration with FACTS Devices (PI:M. Crow)
• Cost Allocation for Transmission Investment using Agent-based Game Theory(PI:D. Enke)
• Cyber Protection in Civil Infrastructure Systems(PI:B. McMillin)
• Design of the System Protection for Electrical Distribution Feeders using Genetic Algorithms (PI:K. Stanek)
• Feasibility of Six-Sigma Distribution Reliability (PI:K. Stanek)
• Design of Industrial & Commercial Power Systems (I&CPS) to meet National Electrical Code Requirements (PI:K. Stanek)
• Use of an Expert System to Design System Protection for a Distribution Feeder (PI:K. Stanek)

Power  Electronics and Distributed Generation

• Incorporation of Energy Storage into FACTS Devices (PI:M. Crow)
• Wind Generation Modeling in Power System Studies (PI:B. Chowdhury)
• Object-Oriented Modeling of Distributed Hybrid Real-time Power Systems using HOOMT(PI:F. Liu)

Fuel  Cells

• Nanostructured Polymer Electorlyte Membrane Fuel Cell Catalysts(PI:Y. Xing)

Advanced Simulation, Sensing and Control

MEMS  and Nanosensors

• Dynamics of Adsorbed Polymers(PI:F. Blum)
• Nanofillers, Nanoparticles and Nanodynamic(PI:F. Blum)
• Development of a Self-Calibrating Dissolved Microsensor Array for the Monitoring and Control of Plant (Kim)
• Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Friction for MEMS Application(PI:K. Krishnamurthy)
• Carbon Nanotube Based Nanobiosensors(PI:Y. Xing)
• Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Micro Mechatronic Systems (PI:K.Stanek)

Wireless  Sensor Networks

• Sensor Computing Application(PI:S. Madria)
• Secure Wireless Adhoc and Sensor Networks  (PI:J. Sarangapani)
• Adaptive Traffic Management Schemes for High Speed Networks(PI:J. Sarangapani)

Virtual  Reality and Advanced Simulation

• Virtual Bone Surgery(PI:M. Leu)
• FiRSTE-First Responder Simulation and Training Environment(PI:M. Leu)
• American Sign Language Recognition with a Data Glove(PI:M. Leu)

Intelligent  and Adaptive Control

• Sensor-based Adaptive Control and Prognosis of Complex Distributed Systems(PI:J. Sarangapani)
• Embedded Neural Network Architectures for Control of Automotive Systems and Hybrid Vehicles(PI: J. Sarangapani)
• Control Design for Multi-Resolutional and Hierarchical Systems (PI: L. Acar)

Computational Intelligence and Embedded Systems

Data  Processing, Fusion and Management

• A Transaction Model to Improve Data Availability in Mobile Computing(PI:S. Madria)
• Multilayered Database Model and Approximate Query Processing Model for Mobile Computing(PI:S. Madria)
• XML Data Integration(PI:S. Madria)
• Biologically Inspired Sensor-Data Processing and Analysis (PI: L. Acar)
• Distributed Data and Knowledge Representation (PI: L. Acar)

System  Design and Decision Support

• A Game-Theoretic Approach to Enterprise-Wide Design(PI:K. Krishnamurthy)

Trustworthy  and Embedded Hybrid Systems

• Fault-tolerance Authentication and Secure Key Management in Mobile Environments(PI:S. Madria)
• Intrusion Detection in Distributed Systems(PI:B. McMillin)