Dissertation Developed expert system to recommend sequences of processes and compatible materials to manufacture discrete parts.
Inputs are a geometry description and the material requirements.
Sequences are ranked according to a fuzzy logic scheme. M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA June 1988. Thesis Responsible for gathering data to test theory dealing with intergranular void nucleation and crack growth. Designed and set up a high temperature metals testing laboratory. Tested copper bicrystal specimens.