Machine, Process and Product Design (MPPD) Center

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Machine, Process and Product Design (MPPD) Center

• Coordinates activities of several existing labs,
  primarily in AIME (Alabama Institute for
  Manufacturing Excellence) building
• Manufacturing Processes and Metrology
• Mark Barkey (AEM), Kevin Chou (ME), Yuebin Guo
  (ME)
• Structural Acoustics
• Sally McInerny (AEM), W. Steve Shepard (ME)
• Electromechanical Systems Lab / Machine
  Controls, Sensors and Actuators
• Stephen Daniel (ECE), Tim Haskew (ECE), Jeff
  Jackson (ECE), Greg Murphy (ECE), Joey Parker
  (ME), Keith Williams (ME)

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Machining Processes Metallurgical Analysis Labs
Hard Machining (no lubricant)
Microstructural analysis
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Precision Metrologyin Rapid Prototyping
Precision Metrology Lab

• Product design and development
• Integrated design and manufacturing
• Characterizations of Dimensional and form
  accuracy, surface finish

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Laboratory for Integrated Design and Manufacturing

• Process Modeling/Simulation/Optimization

Low Cutting Speed
High Cutting Speed
Moderate Cutting Speed
Two-dimensional (2D) Modeling Experimental
Verification
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Laboratory for Integrated Design and Manufacturing

• Process Modeling/Simulation/Optimization

Cutting Tool
Bearing Roller
Simulated Chips
Bearing Inner Race
Three-dimensional (3D) Modeling Roller
Bearing Modeling
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Spot Weld Manufacturing, Testing and Analysis
Servo-Hydraulic Fatigue Testing
Thompson A-1-100-24-S Spot Welder
Impact Testing and Analysis
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Structural Acoustics Laboratory Part of MPPD at
The University of Alabama

• Facilities Capabilities
• AIME/MPPD Labs Two sound enclosures for product
  noise characterization and improvement studies
• State-of-the-art vibration and general noise
  measurement capabilities
• Advanced modeling analysis capabilities
• Finite Element Structural Modeling
• Boundary Element Acoustic Modeling
• Lumped Parameter System Modeling

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Research and Applications
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Facility Plans
Reconfigurable Acoustic Test Chamber (RATC)

• Support Multiple Research Efforts
• Automotive NVH Measurements
• Machinery/Motor Noise
• Powertrain/Gear Noise
• Fuel Cell APU Noise
• HVAC Heat Pump Noise
• Sound Intensity Mapping
• Noise Source Identification
• Jet Rocket Noise
• Compound Bow Acoustics
• Growth into other areas
• Research facility available for private and
  government sponsored efforts
• Enhanced undergraduate graduate education
• Infrastructure - planned for AIME room 130
• Proposal Plans for NSF, DoD, and/or DOT
• Potential collaborators

Sample Illustrations
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Electromechanical Systems Laboratory - EMSyL

• NSF EPSCoR Standard and RIIA Grants
• Partnerships
• Industrial and spaceapplications

Alabama School of Math Science Bartronics
Honeywell Lockheed Martin Moog NASA - Glenn Oak
Ridge Natl Labs Preco Industries T.B. Kim
Technologies
Shelton State Community College
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Electromechanical Systems Lab EMSyL
Transportation RD

• Electric Machine Design
• Axial gap motors and generators
• Linear motors and generators
• Hybrid Electric VehicleApplications
• Fuel Cell Power
• Modeling and control
• Expansion from CDL to Electrochemical
  Super/Ultra Capacitors

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Electromechanical Systems LabEMSyL
AIME
Transportation
MPPD
EMSyL
CAVT
Fuel Cells
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Machine Controls, Sensors and Actuators Lab
Active Noise Control with Motors
Railway Crossing Wayside LED Signal Evaluation