Employment Since Graduation 1969
- 1969 - 1974 Budenberg Gauge Ltd, Altrincham, Cheshire.
- 1974 - 1981 University of Salford, Salford, Lancs.
- 1981 - Present University of Hull, Hull, East Yorkshire.
Research Interests
- Techniques in design for manufacture and assembly
- Capability analysis and probabilistic design
- Flexible assembly and inspection systems.
- Stress concentrations and fatigue analysis
Research in design for manufacture began in the mid 1970s in collaboration
with Professor Geoffrey Boothroyd's Group at the University of
Massachusetts USA and led to the creation of techniques in design for
assembly (DFA). Research is currently focused on the notion of Proactive
DFA and on new techniques in capable and reliable design.
Activity in flexible automation and inspection has resulted in the development
of a novel laser-based technique for component orientation in automatic
assembly. A distinctive feature of the technique is its ability to identify minor
variations in component geometry and features. The method has been
successfully applied to the problem of tool condition monitoring in advanced
machine tools and unmanned manufacturing situations.
The interest in stress analysis started while working in industry on the
problems of designing products for operation under extreme pressure.
Understanding the effect of stress concentration features and the calculation
of local stresses is crucial in the determination of product life. The research
in recent years has concentrated on aerostuctural problems and has been
carried out in close collaboration with stress and fatigue specialists in BAe
MA&A.
Prizes and Awards
- Donald Julius Groen Prize - Awarded for a paper on manufacturing
process selection in the IMechE Journal of Engineering Manufacture.
- Thatcher Bros Prize - Awarded for a paper on design and quality engineering
in the IMechE Journal of Engineering Manufacture
- Donald Julius Groen Prize - Awarded for a paper on capable design
in the IMechE Journal of Engineering Manufacture.
- Viscount Nuffield Medal - Awarded by the Council of the IEE for an
outstanding contribution to the advancement of manufacturing engineering or
manufacturing management. The award is without restriction to nationality,
country of residence or membership.
Selected Publications
- Effecting a Quality Change. Arnold, London, UK and John Wiley & Sons,
North, Central and South America, 147 pp (1996) (with S W Field)
- Designing Capable and Reliable Products. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, UK,
400 pp (2001) (with J D Booker and M Raines)
- Process Selection (2nd Edition). Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, UK, 300 pp
(2003) (with J D Booker)
- 'Product design for process capability'. Chapter in Total Tribology, IMechE
Publications 2003 (with A Matthews and J D Booker)
- 'Implementation strategies for DFM methodologies' Proc Instn Mech. Engrs,
Vol 217, 2003 Part B, 827 - 833 (with N J Brown)
- 'Strategies for assembly system selection'. Proc Instn Mech. Engrs, Vol 218
Part B, 2004, 675 - 688 (with J D Booker and N F Edmundson)
- 'The Designers Sandpit', IDMME'04 International Conference, Bath, UK April
2004 (Invited contribution and identified as such in the proceedings) (with
N J Brown and GEM Jared)
- 'Interacting processes and fatigue life prediction in SCONES', SAE International
Conference on Aviation Technology, April 20 - 22, 2004 6pp (Published as SAE
Technical Paper No 2004-01-1809) (with A Paulls, M Raines, N Downes, D Sun L Gill)
- 'Designing for assembly quality: strategies, guidelines and techniques, International
Journal of Engineering Design, Vol. 16, No. 3, June 2005, 279-295 (with N
J Brown and J D Booker)
- 'Manufacturability and the Designers Sandpit' CAPE 2005 19th International
Conference, Nov 2005, Melbourne, Australia, 10pp (with GEM Jared)
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