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raj@alpha.ie.wisc.edu From: Dharmaraj Veeramani, University of Wisconsin-Madison Director, Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Research Laboratory Director, CAD/CAM Research Laboratory
My research efforts can be classified into two topics:
(1) Distributed Control of Manufacturing Systems
(2) Quick Response Processing of RFQs (Request-for-Quotation)
The ongoing research in the above two topics is relevant to all the
virtual manufacturing areas listed in the survey (except perhaps
visualization and manufacturing characterization).
Research in distributed control of manufacturing systems is focused on
the design, modeling, simulation, and analysis of shopfloor control
architectures and algorithms based on a distributed control paradigm.
Decisions related to task and resource allocation are made in a cooperative
manner among autonomous entities through a process of message passing and
auctioning. Research to date has shown that distributed shopfloor control
can potentially offer a high level of system flexibility and responsiveness,
in addition to modularity, fault tolerance, reconfigurability and
adaptability.
My other area of research is focused on the development of methodologies
and tools that will enable quick response processing of RFQs
(request-for-quotations) through rapid and accurate cost-estimation,
DFM assessment and process planning, and integration of process planning
and production control considerations. Specific projects being
conducted include
(a) development of models for rapid and accurate cost estimation in
die-castings, sheet-metal, and machining companies;
(b) development of a theory of computational mobility to assess
manfuacturability of Wire-EDM parts;
(c) development of methodologies for manufacturability assessment and
process planning for multi-axis mill-turn centers;
(d) optimization of cutting-tool selection and cutter-path generation for
sculptured surface machining;
(e) development of a unified framework for process planning and production
control for fabrication of sheet-metal parts.
LIST OF RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS
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D. Veeramani, D. M. Upton, and M. M. Barash, "Cutting-Tool Management in
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing," International Journal of Flexible
Manufacturing Systems, 3/4, pp. 237-265, 1992.
D. Veeramani, "Task and Resource Allocation via Auctioning," 1992 Winter
Simulation Conference Proceedings, Eds. J. J. Swain, D. Goldsman, R. C. Crain,
and J. R. Wilson, Arlington, VA, December 13-16, 1992, pp. 945-954.
D. Veeramani and M. M. Barash, "Auction-Based Decentralized Shop-Floor
Control in Large Flexible Manufacturing Systems," Proceedings of the
International Conference on Object-Oriented Manufacturing Systems, Calgary,
Canada, pp. 457-462, May 4-6, 1992.
P. Rogers, D. Veeramani, and M. M. Barash, "Responsive Tool Management:
Making Fixed Manufacturing Systems More Flexible," Proceedings of the Joint
US/German Conference on New Directions for Operations Research in Manufacturing,
Gaithersburg, MD, July 30-31, 1991.
D. Veeramani, "Rationalization of Cutting-Tool Requirements," in Concurrent
Engineering, Eds. D. Dutta, A. C. Woo, S. Chandrashekhar, S. Bailey, and
M. Allen, PED-Vol. 59, pp. 307-313, The American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, New York, 1992.
D. Veeramani, B. Bhargava, and M. M. Barash, "Information System
Architecture for Heterarchical Control of Large Flexible Manufacturing
Systems," Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 6, No. 2,
pp. 76-92, 1993.
K. Mani and D. Veeramani, "Reactive Control in Computer Integrated Job Shops,"
1993 IIE Research Conference, Eds. D. A. Mitta, L. I. Burke, J. R. English,
J. Gallimore, G. Klutke, and G. L. Tonkay, Los Angeles, CA, pp. 36-40,
May 26-27, 1993.
D. Veeramani, "Distributed and Dynamic Shop Floor Control in Intelligent
Manufacturing Systems," Proceedings of the 1994 Conference on Computer
Integrated Manufacturing in the Process Industries, Rutgers University, NJ,
April 25-26, 1994
K.-J. Wang and D. Veeramani, "Comparison of Distributed Control Schemes
from the Perspective of the Communication System," IIE Research Conference,
Atlanta, GA, pp. 394-399, May 18-19, 1994.
D. Veeramani, "Control of Manufacturing Systems," in Handbook of
Manufacturing and Automation, Eds. R. Dorf and A. Kusiak, John Wiley & Sons,
Inc., pp. 553-566, 1994.
D. Veeramani, "Integration of Cutting-Tool Management With Shop-Floor
Control in Flexible Machining Systems," in Computer Control of
Flexible Manufacturing Systems: Research and Development, Eds. S. Joshi and
J. S. Smith, Chapman and Hall, pp. 405-426, 1994.
D. Veeramani and Y.-S. Gau, "Analytical Models for Optimal NC Machining of
Regular Convex Polygonal Pockets," Proceedings of the 17th International
Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Tempe, AZ, March 6-8,
1995, to appear.
D. Veeramani, J. J. Bernardo, C. H. Chung, and Y. P. Gupta, "Computer
Integrated Manufacturing: A Taxonomy of Integration and Research Issues,"
Journal of Production and Operations Management, submitted.
D. Veeramani and Y.-S. Gau, "Issues in Patch-By-Patch Machining of
Composite Sculptured Surfaces," Journal of Design and Manufacturing, submitted.
D. Veeramani and Y.-S. Gau, "Selection of Optimal Cutting-Tool Set and
Machining Strategy for Pocket Machining", Working Paper, Department of IE,
University of Wisconsin-Madison.
D. Veeramani and K.-J. Wang, "Modeling and Performance Analysis of the
Auctioning Process in Distributed Control of Manufacturing Systems",
Working Paper, Department of IE, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
S. Kumar and D. Veeramani, "Determination of Turret Configuration and
Hit Sequence for Optimization of NC Turret Punch Press Operation,"
International Journal of Production Research, in press.
D. Veeramani, S. Kumar, and P. Joshi, "Optimal Selection of Pierce
Points for Nibbling Operation in Sheet Metal Parts Fabrication," 4th
Industrial Engineering Research Conference Proceedings, Nashville, TN, 1995.
D. Veeramani and T. L. Morin, "Evaluating Part Designs for Automatic Feeding
in Robotic Assembly Systems: A Geometric Analysis of the Nesting of
Polyhedral Objects," Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol. 2, No. 6,
pp. 337-351, 1991.
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