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)

Machining Processes & Metallurgical Analysis Labs

Hard Machining(no lubricant)

Microstructural analysis

Precision Metrologyin Rapid Prototyping

Product design and development Integrated design and

manufacturing Characterizations of Dimensional

and form accuracy, surface finish

Precision Metrology LabPrecision Metrology Lab

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

Laboratory for Integrated Design and Manufacturing

Process Modeling/Simulation/Optimization

Three-dimensional (3D) Modeling Roller Bearing Modeling

Cutting Tool

Simulated Chips

Bearing Roller

Bearing Inner Race

Spot Weld Manufacturing, Testing and Analysis

Servo-Hydraulic Fatigue Testing

Thompson A-1-100-24-S Spot Welder

Impact Testing and Analysis

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

Structural Acoustics Laboratory Structural Acoustics Laboratory Part of Part of MPPDMPPD at The University of Alabama at The University of AlabamaStructural Acoustics Laboratory Structural Acoustics Laboratory Part of Part of MPPDMPPD at The University of Alabama at The University of Alabama

Research and Applications

Compound BowAcoustics

COMMERCIALCOMMERCIAL

Space Station ExperimentVibration Control

SPACESPACE

Active Vibration Control in a Gearbox

GearboxVibration

RotorCraftQuiet Zone

DEFENSEDEFENSE

Dynamic Modeling of a Truck-Mounted Fuel Cell

Auxiliary Power Unit

AUTOMOTIVEAUTOMOTIVE

Facility Plans

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

Reconfigurable Acoustic Test Chamber (RATC)Reconfigurable Acoustic Test Chamber (RATC)Reconfigurable Acoustic Test Chamber (RATC)Reconfigurable Acoustic Test Chamber (RATC)Sample Illustrations

Electromechanical Systems Laboratory - EMSyL

Shelton State Community College

Alabama School of Math & Science

Bartronics

Honeywell

Lockheed Martin

Moog

NASA - Glenn

Oak Ridge Nat’l Labs

Preco Industries

T.B. Kim Technologies

NSF EPSCoR Standard and RIIA Grants Partnerships

Industrial and spaceapplications

Electromechanical Systems Lab EMSyL – Transportation R&D

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

Electromechanical Systems LabEMSyL

AIME

CAVT

MPPD

Fuel Cells

EMSyL

Transportation

Machine Controls, Sensors and Actuators Lab

Active Noise Control with Motors

Railway Crossing & Wayside LED Signal Evaluation