MEAM Annual Report 1995­1996

Research Funding and Expenditures

July 1, 1995­June 30, 1996




Research Funding Sources
 Research Expenditure Trends






Total Expenditures
1992/93






1993/94






1994/95 		1995/96

*--Instructional
*--Research
*--Academic Support
*--Scholarship / Fellowship

Agency Researcher PROJECT NAME $ Funded $ Expendended
2mm Program, Inc. Hu The Development of Advanced Technologies & Systems for Controlling
Dimensional Variation in Automobile Body Manufacturing 698,361
AGU Ulsoy Manufacturing Engineering Instruction & Research Equipment 32,593
Air Force Dutta Numerical Control Machining of Cyclide Surfaces 33,161
Dutta/Farouki Algorithms for Geometric Comparisons in Solid Modelers for Electronic Prototyping 102,378 45,206
Holmes High Temperature Aerospace Structural Materials: The Mechanics and Mechanical
Behavior of High Temperature Intermetallic Matrix Composites 15,231
Holmes Influence of Loading Frequency on the Fatigue Life and Frictional Heating of Fiber-
Reinforced Ceramic Composites 82,466 121,064
Kikuchi High-Temperature Aerospace Structural Materials: The Mechanics and Mechanical
Behavior of High-Temperature Intermetallic Matrix Composites 35,727
Kota/Kikuchi Synthesis of Jointless Compliant Mechanisms for Adaptive Compliant Wing (ACW) 98,945
Army Pierre Modal Analysis Techniques for Nonlinear Large-Scale Structural Systems 44,962
Pierre Normal Modes & Modal Analysis for Nonlinear Structural Systems 28,590
Ulsoy Crewman's Associate for Path Control: An Automated Driving Function 40,947
Army/TACOM Kikuchi/Dutta/
Papalambros Homogenization Design and Layered Manufacture of Mechanical
Components in Project MAXWELL 116,725
Papalambros/
Stein/Pierre/
Atreya/Barber/
Assanis/Borgnakke/
Dowling/Hulbert/
Kikuchi Automotive Research Center (ARC) 600,000 3,371,440
Autobody Consortium
(ATP/NIST) Hu/Ni/
Kannatey-Asibu, Jr. Intelligent Resistance Welding (IRW) 535,000 151,262
Shi ABC Equipment Fund 148,603
Shi Agile Precision Sheet Metal Stamping: The "Near Zero Stamping" Program 2,880,000 332,245
Automated Analysis Corp. Pan Springback of Sheet Metal Forming 11,579 11,579
Beloit Corporation Schultz, W. Two-Dimensional Unsteady Crescent Forming 10,000
Carnegie Mellon/USAF Pierre The Forced Response Consortium Initiative 131,140 51,975
Caterpillar, Inc. Brei/Grosh Novel Piezoelectric Sound Sources 71,996 4,942
Dutta Process Planning Research for Mill-Turn Parts 76,969 37,397
Center for Research on
Learning and Teaching Arruda Improved Polymer Mechanics Teaching in the Undergraduate Mechanical
Engineering Curriculum 4,978
Sastry A Team-Based Approach for Education of Graduate and Undergraduate Students,
Integrating, Manufacturing, and Analysis 5,000
Chevron Oronite
Technology Center Assanis Engine Heat Transfer and Fuel/Engine Interactions 215
College of Engineering Koren Goebel Distinguished Professor 13,823 17,150
Koren Engineering Research Center Proposal Preparation 36,750 43,832
CSA Engineering/
Air Force Kota Feasibility Study of a Variable Stiffness Spar Design 20,000 9,828
Cummins Engines Ludema Scuff Prevention of Fuel Injector Parts 60,785 64,971
DARPA Holmes Advanced Development of Fibrous Monolithic Ceramics 160
Department of Rheology Felbeck Department of Reology & Fracture 1,968
Detroit Deisel Borgnakke Performance of a Diesel with Ethanol 177
Borgnakke Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Research 275
DHHS-PHS Kuo New Diagnostic Measures of Balance Performance in Elderly 30,417 28,878
DoD Ward Japan Technology Management Program 14,431 12,278
DoE Atreya The University of Michigan Energy Analysis and Diagnostic Center 80,905 117,325
DuPont MEAM Chair 1995­96 Educational Student Aid Grant 10,000 10,000
Mead 1995­96 DuPont Educational Aid Program 10,000 431
MEAM Chair DuPont Fundamental Research 10,367
Federal Highway
Administration Ulsoy/Peng Adaptive Driver Modeling for Advanced Vehicle Control Systems 26,523 28,858
Ford Arpaci Modeling of In-Cylinder Heat Transfer & Fluid Mechanics & Modeling of
the Ignition Process 1,068
Arpaci The Effects of Turbulence on Early Flame Development 6,834
Arpaci Effects of Turbulent Microscales on Flame Propagation 30,000 19,673
Arpaci Part-Load Engine Performance Modeling 23,999
Arruda Testing, Modeling & Simulations of Crash-Worthiness of a Composite
Elastomer/Polymer System 50,000 60,002
Assanis Engine Heat Rejection Studies 10,807
Assanis Experimental Investigation of the Heat Rejection Characteristics of I-4 and
V-6 Engine Designs 166,263
Barber Thermoelastic Instabilities in Automotive Brakes 23,800 2,109
Clark Modeling of a Tire Traversing an Obstacle 45
Dowling Photo-Acoustic Leak Testing 150,000 8,586
Dowling/Grosh/
Perkins Tuning Cable Technology for Large Scale Hydraulics 31,430
Hulbert Ford General Research 2,207
Hulbert/Grosh Noise Isolation and Reduction in Alternator Assemblies 20,000 8,663
Hulbert/Pan/
Papalambros/
Wineman/
Holmes Center for Automotive Structural Durability Simulation 259,590
Kannatey-Asibu, Jr. Multi-Sensor System for Non-Destructive Evaluation and Real-Time Monitoring
of Laser Weld Quality 50,000
Kaviany Liquid Acquisition in Compact Condensers 99,216 96,183
Kikuchi Evaluating the Topological Optimization Approach 4,360
Kikuchi A Study for the Crash Energy Absorption Optimization of Front Frame Rail Section 18,585
Kota Strategic Approaches to the Management of Product Line Complexity 25,000
Kota A Framework for Selection of Engine Assembly Automation Concepts 211
Ludema Study of Rack & Pinion Steering Gear Seal Friction Dynamics 134,880 119,429
Merte, Jr./Lee Thermal Behavior in Wire Harnesses 29,310
Pan Strain Rate Effect on the Formability of Aluminum Sheets 15,774
Pan Plastic Anisotropy and Failure Criteria 15,411
Papalambros Design Management Strategies: An Application to Powertrain Design 9,645
Papalambros Large Scale Optimization for Automotive Components 29,835 35,917
Perkins/Barber Traction and Parasitic Loss in Automotive Accessory Drives 19,000 18,534
Selamet Research in Engine Performance Modeling 22,886
Selamet Integrated Muffler/Manifold Catalyst Exhaust System: An Innovative Approach 463
Selamet An Experimental & Theoretical Study of Exhaust System for Engine Performance 17,716
Selamet Research in Engine Performance Modeling 85,959
Selamet Analysis and Improvement of the Bentler and Hitachi MCM Systems 54,390
Selamet Modeling and Design of Exhaust System Components for Improved Engine Performance
and Noise Characteristics: Theory, Computations, and Experiments, Phase II, Part 2 108,776
Selamet Engine Performance Modeling 41,430
Stein Advanced Motor Control for Automotive Steering and Active Suspension Application 2,190
Tryggvason A Hierarchy of Reduced Models for Underhood Flows 57,348
Ulsoy Mathematical Modeling of Manufacturing Processes 50,000 10,031
Ulsoy/Peng Advanced Suspensions and Vehicle Dynamics and Control 27,470
Ulsoy/Perkins Accessory Drive Belt Dynamics Design Program 38,648
Ward Design of Air Conditioning Components with Conceptual and Physical Robustness 23,630
Yang, W.-H. Ford General Research 16,607
Yang, W.-H. Development of an Optimized CAE Tool for Safety Analysis 7,257
Yang, W.-J. Visualization of Flows in Torque Converters 39,999 55,945
Yang, W.-J. Temperature Measurements of Cutting Tools 2,213
Fraunhofer Resource
Center Chen Development of Reliable Process Parameters for the Laser Welding of Aluminum
Sheet Metal With and Without Filler Wire 60,888 27,079
Kannatey-Asibu, Jr. Development of Reliable Process Parameters for the Laser Welding
of Aluminum Sheet Metal 30,992 2,306
G & L Ni The Development of an Adaptive Compensation Technique for Enhancing
CMM Accuracy 979
Gas Research Institute Arpaci An Investigation of Mass Transfer in an Oscillating Flow Field: Efficient Drying
via Pulse Combustors 33
Atreya Formation and Oxidation of Soot and NOx in Diffusion of Flames 81,270
GLCTTR Hulbert Proper Three-Dimensional Tire Models 1,491
Hulbert A Study of Dynamic Three-Dimensional Load Transfer Characteristics of Tires
During Durability Events 18,310 12,547
Peng Worst-Case Evaluation Method for Trucks 4,610
Peng Performance Evaluation of Active Suspension for Trucks 28,583 18,876
Stein A High Efficiency Powerplant for Heavy Trucks and Buses: A Feasibility Study 3,324
Stein Assessing the Driving Conflicts Generated by Trucks Equipped with Intelligent
Cruise Control (ICC) 22,811
GM Hu Variability Characterization and Tolerance Budget Analysis for Die Manufacturing 404,912
Kaviany Computer Modeling Experimental and Analytical Study of Transient Heat Loss
to Airbag Materials 141,567 82,407
MEAM Chair Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering 8,000 20,576
Shi Variation Reduction for Body-in-White Assembly at Lansing Car Assembly Plant 171,917
Goldstar Corporation Kikuchi Development of a Practical Design Optimization for Mechanical Structures 10,587
Greenfield Coalition/
NSF Hulbert/
Kannatey-Asibu, Jr. Engineering Sciences Knowledge Area Curriculum Development
Mechanophysics Knowledge Stem 58,881 67,347
Kannatey-Asibu, Jr. Instructional Modules on Tool Wear/Tool Life and Non-Traditional Machining 6,068
Schultz, W. Thermal/Fluid Science Knowledge Area Development 18,000 17,387
Hayes-Wheels Yang, W.-H. Hayes Wheels General Research 50,000
Yang, W.-H. Software Development for Arc-Welding Simulation and Optimization 29,093
Horiba Instruments, Inc. Geister Computerized Control and Measurement of I.C. Engine Performance 30
Hyundai America
Technical Center Borgnakke Engine Performance and Emissions 6,835
Inst. Manf. Tech./
Chrysler Hu Variation Reduction Program for the Chrysler Corporation 200,000 38,313
Ni "Book of Knowledge" Program for the Chrysler Corporation 100,000 27,936
Inst. Manf. Tech./
GMC Ni "Thermal Compensation" Program for General Motors of Canada, Ltd. 50,000 423
Inst. Manf. Tech./
Perceptron Shi Technical Assistance Programs for Perceptron, Inc. 50,000
ITS Research
Center for Excellence Peng Global Active Safety Strategy Through Combined ATMS and AVCS Techniques 34,389 21,901
Stein Active Safety Conflict Model 22,494
Stein Modeling the Driver Conflict 13,095
IVHS Ulsoy IVHS Lane Sensing 38,109
John Deere Foundation Kota Synthesis, Simulation, and Rapid Prototyping Using Motion Building Blocks 569
Kota Development of an Integrated Mechanisms Course: Undergraduate Curriculum
Development Proposal 15,000
Lamb Technicon/
NIST-ATP Koren/Ulsoy/Pasek Agile Precision Line Boring 395,000 56,913
Lawrence Berkeley/DoE Sastry Microstructural Modeling of Highly Porous Composites 149,080 42,453
Legacy Good Samaritan
Hospital & Medical
Center/NIH Kuo Organization of Postural Control: Vestibular Processing 23,507 34,876
MI Space Grant/NASA Bridges Nonlinear High Precision Tracking Control of Rotating Machinery with
Harmonic Drive Gearing 4,000 9,751
Mobil Technology Assanis Investigation of the Effects of Lubricating Oil Boundary Friction Modifiers
on Overall Engine and Piston Ring Friction 150,000 58,922
Assanis Investigation of the Effects of Lubricating Oil Boundary Friction Modifiers
on Overall Engine and Piston Ring Friction of a Ford 2.0 Liter Zetec Engine 100,000
Modicon Koren/Ulsoy A Sequencing Central Controller for Flexible Transfer Lines 20,882
NASA Merte, Jr. Graduate Student Researchers Program--Bouyancy Effects on the Forced
Convection Critical Heat Flux 737
Tryggvason Computational Studies of Boiling under Microgravity 22,000 23,618
Tryggvason/Ceccio Fundamentals of Mold-Free Casting: Experimental and Computational Studies 45,000 46,062
NASA--Lewis Arpaci Droplet Evaporation Under Microgravity 20,000 29,720
Atreya An Experimental & Theoretical Study of Radiative Extinction of Diffusion 5,159
Atreya Radiant Extinction of Gaseous Diffusion Flames 67,500
Merte, Jr. A Study of Forced Convection Nucleate Boiling in Microgravity 42,758
Merte, Jr./Keller Study of Pool Boiling in Microgravity--Rewetting Following Dryout 166,075 156,814
Pierre Experimental Investigations of the Effects of Mistuning on the Forced Response
of Blade Assemblies 42,621
Tryggvason Computational Studies of Drop Collision and Coalescence 34,134
National Center for
Manufacturing
Sciences Ni Real Time Error Compensation (RTEC) Project 27,406
Navy Ceccio HPIV Measurements in Cavitating Flows 56,537
Ceccio Experimental Study of Cavitation Transient Boundary Layer Interactions 39
Dowling/
Schultz, W. Surfactant Dynamics 36,871
Farouki/Dutta Computational Methods for Rapid Prototyping of Analytical Solid Models 76,000 130,486
Ni Thermal Error Compensation System Design for Precision Machining Center 35,221 1,135
Perkins Nonlinear Mechanisms Controlling the Dynamics and Elastic Stability
of Suspended Cables 87,449
Schultz, W./
Dowling Short Wave and Surfactant Interactions 19,213
Ward Generalized Quantitative Inferences on Sets of Possibilities in Design & Planning 4,772
NIH Ashton-Miller Biomechanics of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence 198,998 231,834
Ashton-Miller/
Schultz, A. Older American Independence Center--Intervention 3 96,875 109,096
Schultz, A. Fundamental Aspects of Mobility in Old Adults 693,123 907,456
Schultz, A. Older American Independence Center--Biomechanics Core 57,646 52,668
NIH--DHHS Ashton-Miller Urinary Incontinence Prevention 15,931 7,939
NIH--PHS Kuo Mechanisms of Sensorimotor Adaptation 117,951
Nissan Kikuchi General Research Support for Computational Methods for Automotive Engineering 6,085
Kikuchi Development of Structural Optimization Theory Using the Homogenization
Method and its Application for Dynamic Response Problems 4,056
NIST Atreya Basic Research on Fire Suppression 7,049
Atreya Characterization of Sprinkler Sprays and their Interaction with Fire Induced Flows 68,326 18,559
NSF Akhavan Spectral Domain-Decomposition Methods for LES of Turbulence in Complex
Geometries 3,318
Arruda Proof-of-Principle Study of the Use of Orientation Parameters Measured 745
Arruda Research Initiation Award: Synthesis, Experimental Testing, and Constitutive
Modeling of Elastomeric Networks Having Statistically Well-Defined Structures
and Defect Structures 21,561
Arruda/
Schultz, W./Gupta Non-Isothermal, Analytical, and Experimental Study of Viscoelastic Fiber Drawing 89,157 85,200
Barber Thermoelastic Effects in the Solidification of Castings 28,258
Barber Frictionally-Exited Thermoelastic Instabilities in Automotive Disk 60,220
Borenstein Design and Control of Multi-Degree of Freedom Vehicles for Industrial Applications 18,177
Brei Proof-of-Concept Study of Piezoceramic C-Block Actuators 17,853 17,514
Dutta Computer-Aided Process Planning for Parallel N.C. Machines 46,212 41,738
Endres/Thouless/
Pan/Ludema Mechanics-Based Analysis of Small-Scale Surface Generation in Hard-Tool Machining 239,431 63,897
Haghi Knowledge-Guided 3-D Detection of Brain Tumor Volume 36,745
Holmes Young Investigator Award 25,000 27,208
Kannatey-Asibu, Jr. Laser Beam Splitting & Materials Processing 1,164
Kannatey-Asibu, Jr. Lasers in Manufacturing 133,200 99,915
Kaviany Thermomechanical Aspects of Multicomponent Binder Melting and Evaporation
in Thermal Debinding 78,337
NSF (cont.) Kikuchi/Dutta/
Papalambros Optimal Design of Topology and Microstructure of Discrete Parts in Project MAXWELL 87,308 27,515
Koren A New Architecture of CNC Servo-Controllers 2,057
Kota A New Method of Synthesis for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems in a Single
Phase: From Function and Fabrication 10,000 11,626
Kota/Kikuchi Systemic Synthesis of Jointless Compliant Mechanisms--Design for No-Assembly (DNA) 99,195 26,079
Kuo Development of a Biologically-Motivated Model for Adaptive, Multi-Input
Multi-Output Control of Human Balance 73,393 15,397
Ni The Development of a Science Base for Drills and Drill Grinding Processes 92,328
Ni Presidential Faculty Fellows Award 100,000 26,790
Ni Machine-Tool Chatter Prevention Through Spindle Speed Variation 1,053
Ni National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center
for Dimensional Measurement and Control in Manufacturing 50,000 11,548
Stein Well-Conditioned Observers for High-Performance, Low-Cost, Sensing Systems 26,968
Tilbury Controls Education Using Matlab: Tutorials on the World Wide Web 117,205 19,377
Tilbury Intelligent Control of an Autonomous Flying Vehicle 18,000
Tryggvason Direct Numerical Simulations of Multi-Phase Flows 240,000 38,932
Ulsoy Adaptive Repetitive Control of Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems 55,551 46,909
Ulsoy/
Kannatey-Asibu, Jr./
Koren/Ni Establishment of Graduate Research Traineeship Program 93,500 153,858
Ulsoy/Koren Hierarchical Controller for Real-Time Quality Control in Machining 151,628 198,020
Ward Stochastic Strategies for Distributed Decisions in Concurrent Engineering 72,357 50,691
ONR Akhavan Direct Numerical Simulations of Free-Surface Turbulent Flows 18,418
Ceccio Inception and Dynamics of Sheet Cavitation 125,001 73,351
Dowling Phase-Conjugate Array Focusing in Littoral Waters 46,625 26,929
Kikuchi/Dutta/
Papalambros Research in Design Optimization and Computational Geometry in Project MAXWELL 264,178 278,837
Perkins Propagating Structural Wave Phenomena in Elastic Cables 17,717
Perkins Fluid-Induced Nonlinear Dynamic Tensioning of Cables 53,000
Perkins Nonlinear Resonant Tensioning of Cables in Cross-Flows 130,320
Schultz, W. Wave Model by Vorticity Task B3 60,795
Tryggvason Wave Model by Vorticity Task B3 78,099
OVPR Arruda Career Development Award/Michigan Agenda for Women 5,000
Ashton-Miller Effect of Age and Physical Activity on PFM Activity in Nulliparous Women 1,361
Brei Design and Feasibility Study on Piezoceramic C-Block Actuators 9,887
Rackham Brei GE Junior Faculty Fellowship 10,000 7,563
Bridges Faculty Research Grant 3,935
Ceccio Faculty Research Grant 3,277
Dowling Faculty Research Grant 601
Grosh Faculty Research Grant 17,307
Peng Faculty Research Grant 2,742
Thouless Faculty Research Grant 14,905 2,887
Tilbury Faculty Research Grant 15,000 520
Ricardo North America, Inc. Assanis Fundamental Hydrocarbon Emissions Generation Mechanisms in Automotive Engines 60,000 13,042
Sandia Labs/DoE Sastry Structural Analysis and Design of Composite Parts Produced by RTM 24,400
School of Business
Administration Hu Faculty Research Fellowship 20,000
SMS--ARPA Ni Advanced Compensation System for Quasi-Static and Cutting Force-Induced Errors
for Turning Centers 318,435
SNECMA Pierre Studies of the Dynamics of Dry Friction Damped Blade Assemblies 17,000 17,791
State of Michigan Geister Emissions from Alternate Fueled State of Michigan Vehicles 4,333
TAPPI Perkins The Mechanics and Modeling of Wet Paper Forming 17,271
TASC, Inc. Michelena/
Papalambros/
Hulbert System and Model Integration for Analysis and Design 29,258
Toyota Hulbert Toyota Seminar Series 403
Kikuchi Automotive Engineering 31,600 31,597
Transitions Research
Company Borenstein The Multi-Degree of Freedom Vehicles 1,723
Transportation Services Haghi Hybrid Electric Vehicle 14
TRW: Vehicle Safety
Systems Grosh/Perkins Evaluation and Analysis of Rattle Noise 55,187
Perkins Vibration Analysis 11,071
Univ. of Illinois/NASA Assanis Direct Injection of Natural Gas: In-Cylinder CFD Computations Using KIVA-3 84,446 102,670
Univ. of Illinois/NSF Ni National Coalition for Machine Tool Technology 152,598
US Car Michelena/
Papalambros Optimal Design of Non-Conventional Vehicles 107,688
Various Research
Sponsors Hulbert Computational Mechanics 4,818
Ludema Surface Phenomena 880
Ni NSF/Industry University Cooperative Research Center for Dimensional
Measurement and Control in Manufacturing--Corporate Sponsorship 462,697 580,696
Yang, W.-J. Thermal Research Activities 4,032
Various Sponsors Ni S.M. Wu Discretionary 79,035
Ni S.M. Wu Memorial Fund 1,599
Ni S.M. Wu Symposium 15,000 210
Whirlpool Dutta Whirlpool Research 593
Haghi Processing and Failure of Materials with Distributed Properties 2,368
Ward Whirlpool Fellowship 3,815
Whitaker Foundation Borenstein The NavBelt: A Computerized Travel Aid for the Blind 65,049
Grosh Ultrasonic Phased Arrays for Non-Invasive Hyperthemia and Tissue Ablation
Cancer and Cardiac Therapy 208,697 3,210
Kuo An Age-Related Study of Sensorimotor Control of Human Balance 41,169
Yardney Technical
Products Sastry Testing of Novel Battery Electrode Materials 2,157
$12,678,503 $13,969,174