Laine Mears Publications and Presentations

 

Refereed Journals

  • Bunget, C., Salandro, W., Mears, L., Roth, J.T., (2010) "An Energy-Based Approach to Describe the Effect of Electrical Current on Compressive forming," Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, vol. 38 (accepted).
  • Jones, J.J., Mears, L., Roth, J.T., (2010) "Empirical Modeling of the Stress-Strain Relationship for Upsetting Under Direct Electrical Current," Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, vol. 38 (accepted).
  • Roth, J., Djurdjanovic, D., Yang, X., Mears, L., Kurfess, T. (2009), Quality and Inspection of Machining Operations:  Tool Condition Monitoring, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering (accepted).
  • Mears, L., Omar, M., Kurfess, T. (2009), Automotive Engineering Curriculum Development: Case study for Clemson University, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing: Special Issue on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems ISSN 0956-5515, DOI 10.1007/s10845-009-0329-z.
  • Mears, L., Roth, J., Djurdjanovic, D., Yang, X., Kurfess, T. (2009), Quality and Inspection of Machining Operations:  CMM Integration to the Machine Tool, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 131(5): 051006:1-13.
  • Omar, M., Mears, L., Kiggans, R., Kurfess, T. (2009) Organizational Learning in Automotive Manufacturing: A Strategic Choice, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing: Special Issue on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, ISSN 0956-5515, DOI 10.1007/s10845-009-0330-6.
  • Montes, C.A., Ziegert, J.C., Mears, L. (2009), Method to Measure Planar Displacement Using Centroid Calculation, Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 37: 525-532.
  • Mears, L., Kurfess, T. (2008), Open-Loop Velocity Planning to Mitigate the Effect of Stiction in Pushing Positioning, Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 36: 301-308.
  • Grujicic, M., Sellappan, V., Mears, L., Seyr, N., Obieglo, A., Erdmann, M., Holzleitner, J. (2008), Selection of the Spraying Technologies for Over-Coating of Metal Stampings with Thermoplastics for Use in Direct-Adhesion Polymer Metal Hybrid Load-Bearing Components, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 198(1-3): 300-312.
  • Mears, L., Kurfess, T. (2007), Impulsive-Actuation Part Positioning through Constrained Energy Balance Planning, Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 35: 521-528.
  • Mears, M. L., Kolarits, F., Thompson, M., & Kurfess, T. R. (2007). Design of a Flexible Centering Tooling System, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 28(1): 52-62.
  • Mears, L., Kurfess, T. (2006), Application of a Linear Center Identification Scheme to Deterministic Polar Positioning, Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 34: 619-625.
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Refereed Conferences

  •  Vimalnathan, S., Mears, L. (2010), "Finite Element Simulation of Ring Rolling Process," Proceedings of Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress 2010, Paper No. 2010-01-0270.
  • Kuttolamadom, M., Chorogudai, A., Mears, L., Kurfess, T.R. (2010), "Investigation of Machining of Titanium Components for Lightweight Vehicles," Proceedings of Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress 2010, Paper No. 2010-01-0022.
  • Kuttolamadom, M., Hamzehlouia, S., Mears, L. (2010), "Effect of Machining Speed on Surface Roughness in Cutting 6061 Aluminum,"Proceedings of Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress 2010, Paper No. 2010-01-0218.
  • Martens, T., Mears , L., Dotson, M., Sanger , P., Graham, M. (2009), "Requirements Selection for Rapid Prototyping: Polyphenylsulfone as a Mold Material for Spin Casting Polyurethane Resin," Proceedings of the 2009 ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC2009).
  • Wong, C., Mears, L., Ziegert, J.C. (2009), "Dead Time Compensation for a Novel Positioning System via Predictive Control and Virtual Intermittent Setpoints,"Proceedings of the 2009 ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC2009).
  • Bryan, A., Burger, U., Kuttolamadom, M., Mears, L., Kurfess, T.R. (2009), "Volumetric Flank Wear Characterization for Titanium Milling Insert Tools," Proceedings of the 2009 ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC2009).
  • Grubb, M., Berger, A., Browning, D., Mayorga, M., Mears, M.L. (2009) "WARNING!   Engineers in Training." May 2009, IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2009, Miami, FL.
  • Teppa, S., Mears, L. (2009), "Bonding Strength Modeling of Polyurethane to Vulcanized Rubber," Proceedings of Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress 2009, Paper No. 09M-0184.
  • Chimalapati, S., Mears, L., Clark, A. (2008), "Characterization of a Nanocomposite Force Sensor in Multiple Environmental Domains," International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2008, MSEC2008: 111-117.
  • Wong, C., Montes, C., Mears, L., Ziegert, J. (2008), "A New Position Feedback Method for Manufacturing Equipment," International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2008, MSEC2008: 67-74.
  • Roth, J. T., Mears, L., et al. (2007). "Quality and inspection of machining operations: Review of condition monitoring and CMM inspection techniques 2000 to present." Proceedings of the ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2007, MSEC2007: 861-872.
  • Mears, L., Falcon, J. (2007) "Real-Time System Identification for Impact-Based Part Positioning." International Conference on Smart Machining Systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, March 13-15, 2007.
  • Mears, L., Falcon, J., Kurfess, T. (2006) "Real-Time Identification of Sliding Friction Using LabVIEW FPGA." Proceedings of the 2006 American Control Conference, Minneapolis, June 14-16, 2006, ACC2006: 1410-1415.
  • Mears, L., Kurfess, T. (2005) "Design of a Flexible and Agile Centering Preprocessing System." Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Agility (ICAM 2005), Int'l Soc. of Agile Manufacturing, Helsinki, Finland, July 27-28, 2005: 307-313. (Best presentation award)

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Magazine Articles

  • Mears, L., Falcon, J., Kurfess, T. (2008) "Real-Time Sliding Friction Identification and Analysis: Applications of Control," IEEE Control Systems Magazine special issue on Modeling and Control of Systems with Friction, 28(6): 20-28.

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Reports

  •  Mears, L., Ziegert, J.C. "Machining Accuracy Improvement Through Visual Control of an Active Display," NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 22-25, 2009.

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Presentations

  •  Mears, M.L. (2009) "Real-Time Prototyping and Deployment Controls for Automotive and Manufacturing Applications," (invited talk) NI-Week, Austin, TX, August 4, 2009.
  • Mears, M.L. (2008) "Quality Integration in the Automotive Supply Chain," (invited talk) Lang-Mekra Supplier Day, Columbia, SC, September 16, 2008.
  • Mears, M.L. (2008) "Simulation and Model-Based Machining to Support Titanium Use in the Commercial Automotive Industry," (invited talk) National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS)Automotive Summit, Ann Arbor, MI, July 23, 2008.
  • Mears, M.L. (2008) "Energy-Based Precision Positioning and Its Application to Automotive Manufacturing," (invited talk) Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, March 6, 2008.
  • Mears, M.L. (2007) "Employment in the Automotive Industry," (invited talk) Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC, November 29, 2007.
  • Mears, M.L. (2007) "Training and Keeping the Technical Future of SC in Lightweight Composite Manufacturing," (invited talk) South Carolina Composite Economic Cluster Conference, Spartanburg, SC, November 11, 2007.
  • Mears, M.L. (2007) "Precision Machining and Measurement with Adaptive Control and Online System Identification," (invited talk) NI-Week, Austin, TX, August 19, 2007.
  • Mears, M.L. (2007) "Real-Time Identification of Sliding Friction Using LabVIEW FPGA," (invited talk) Applied Control and Technology Consortium Automotive Control Workshop, Auburn Hills, MI, March 19, 2007.
  • Mears, M.L. (2006) "Opportunities in Automotive Education in South Carolina," (invited talk) Concours d'Elegance Motoring Show Education Symposium, Hilton Head, SC, November 4, 2006.
  • Mears, M.L. (2005) "Multi-Input Control with Integral Adaptation," (invited talk) National Instruments Symposium, U. of Alabama and Mississippi State U., June 2005.
  • Mears, L. (2005) "Cost Modeling of Positioning Systems for Manufacturing and Metrology," General Motors Scholar Final Presentation, Warren, MI, February 2005.
  • Mears, M.L. (2005) "Control Design Utilizing LabVIEW Real-Time Deterministic Looping," (invited talk) National Instruments Real-Time Symposium, McGill U., Montreal, Quebec, February 2005.
  • Mears, M.L. (2005) "Control Design Utilizing LabVIEW Real-Time Deterministic Looping," (invited talk) National Instruments Real-Time Symposium, University of Toronto, February 2005.
  • Mears, M.L. (2005) "Control Design Utilizing LabVIEW Real-Time Deterministic Looping," (invited talk) National Instruments Real-Time Symposium, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, February 2005.
  • Mears, M.L. (2005) "Control Design Utilizing LabVIEW Real-Time Deterministic Looping," (invited talk) National Instruments Real-Time Symposium, Mississippi State University, Starkeville, MS, February 2005.
  • Mears, M.L. (2004) "Design of a Centering Control System for Precision Measurement of Bearing Rings," Georgia Tech Industrial Advisory Board presentation and poster session, Atlanta, October 20, 2004.
  • Mears, M.L. (2001) "Flow Testing Cycle Time Reduction Using Statistical Approximation Techniques," Unisia-JECS Engineering Summit, Atsugi, Japan, September 21, 2001.
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