Feasibility of remotely manipulated welding in space. A step in the development of novel joining technologies

In order to establish permanent human presence in space technologies of constructing and repairing space stations and other space structures must be developed. Most construction jobs are performed on earth and the fabricated modules will then be delivered to space by the Space Shuttle. Only limited final assembly jobs, which are primarily mechanical fastening, will be performed on site in space. Such fabrication plans, however, limit the designs of these structures, because each module must fit inside the transport vehicle and must withstand launching stresses which are considerably high. Large-scale utilization of space necessitates more extensive construction work on site. Furthermore, continuous operations of space stations and other structures require maintenance and repairs of structural components as well as of tools and equipment on these space structures. Metal joining technologies, and especially high-quality welding, in space need developing

Studies on New Japan Global Manufacturing Model: The innovation of manufacturing engineering

This study describes the “New Japan Global Manufacturing Model” (NJ-GMM) that contributes to strengthening of Japanese global manufacturing strategy. NJ-GMM is the innovation of manufacturing engineering fundamentals. Specifically, the foundation of NJ-GMM consists of the “Intellectual Working Value Improvement Management Model” (IWV-IMM), “Partnering Performance Measurement Model” (PPMM), “Strategic Stratified Task Team Model” (SSTTM), “Intelligence High-cycle System for Assembly Maker Production Process” (IHS-AMPP), “Strategic Quality Management using Performance Measurement Model” (SQM-PMM), and “Working Value Evaluation Model” (WVEM). The effectiveness of NJ-GMM was verified through the actual applications to automobile manufacturing in Toyota and suppliers

Missoula VoTech Course Catalog, 1985-1986

Course catalog for Missoula VoTech (now Missoula College).https://scholarworks.umt.edu/votechcoursecatalogs/1010/thumbnail.jp

A Survey of the Administration of Noninstructional Personnel in the Richmond Public Schools and Other School Divisions with Comparable Enrollments

School personnel administration.is concerned with two basic categories of employees: teaching and nonteaching or instructional and noninstructional. How they differ in definition and classification and which employees of a school division fall into the respective categories, especially the noninstructional classification, is the purpose for the survey to be reported in the succeeding chapters of this investigation. Little or no professional literature· exists to clarify this issue. Consequently, \u27it is the desire of the writer to report and analyze what is presently being done in the administration of noninstructional employees

A framework for digitisation of manual manufacturing task knowledge using gaming interface technology

Intense market competition and the global skill supply crunch are hurting the manufacturing industry, which is heavily dependent on skilled labour. Companies must look for innovative ways to acquire manufacturing skills from their experts and transfer them to novices and eventually to machines to remain competitive. There is a lack of systematic processes in the manufacturing industry and research for cost-effective capture and transfer of human skills. Therefore, the aim of this research is to develop a framework for digitisation of manual manufacturing task knowledge, a major constituent of which is human skill. The proposed digitisation framework is based on the theory of human-workpiece interactions that is developed in this research. The unique aspect of the framework is the use of consumer-grade gaming interface technology to capture and record manual manufacturing tasks in digital form to enable the extraction, decoding and transfer of manufacturing knowledge constituents that are associated with the task. The framework is implemented, tested and refined using 5 case studies, including 1 toy assembly task, 2 real-life-like assembly tasks, 1 simulated assembly task and 1 real-life composite layup task. It is successfully validated based on the outcomes of the case studies and a benchmarking exercise that was conducted to evaluate its performance. This research contributes to knowledge in five main areas, namely, (1) the theory of human-workpiece interactions to decipher human behaviour in manual manufacturing tasks, (2) a cohesive and holistic framework to digitise manual manufacturing task knowledge, especially tacit knowledge such as human action and reaction skills, (3) the use of low-cost gaming interface technology to capture human actions and the effect of those actions on workpieces during a manufacturing task, (4) a new way to use hidden Markov modelling to produce digital skill models to represent human ability to perform complex tasks and (5) extraction and decoding of manufacturing knowledge constituents from the digital skill models

The industrial relations implications of automation

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston Universit

A Proposed Industrial Arts Program for Harry P. Harding High School of Charlotte, North Carolina

(From Introduction) In September 1949, the writer became a member of the staff at Harry P. Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, as Instructor in Industrial Arts. In conference with administrators, it was revealed that they were interested in further development of Industrial Arts Education in the school. Without any implied criticisms or previous efforts, it is felt that the expansion of present offerings is in order. School authorities are favorable toward a study of the situation which might cast more light on the present services being offered and might point to the possibilities of enlarged services. In any event it is believed that the results of such a study would receive careful consideration at the hands of local administrators and with this thought in mind the problem has been attacked

Design and Analysis of the Virtual Reality Welding Training

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Business and Technology at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science by Ritesh Chakradhar on November 19, 2021