Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing Laboratory

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Publications

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Selected journal publications

·       Wang, H. and Li, W., “Selective Ultrasonic Foaming of Polymer for Biomedical Applications,” accepted to Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, to appear April 2008.

·       Wang, H. and Li, W., 2007, “A Novel Passive Polymeric Micromixer Fabricated using Selective Ultrasonic Foaming,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 17, pp. 1835–1842.

·       Xu, J. and Li, W., 2007, “A Finite Element Model for Welding Induced Distortion Control,” Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Vol. 221(B2), pp. 289-302.

·       Xu, J. and Li, W., 2007, “The Nonlinear Time-varying Response of Dynamic Thermal Tensioning for Welding-Induced Distortion Control,” ASME Transaction Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 129, No. 2, pp. 333-341.

·       Chor, M. and Li, W., 2007, “Permeability Measurement of Tissue Engineering Scaffold,” Journal of Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 18, pp. 208-216.

·       Li, W., 2007, “Manufacturing Process Diagnosis using Functional Regression,” Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 186, No. 1-3, pp. 323-330.

·       Wang, X., Kumar, V., and Li, W., 2007, “Low Density Sub-Critical CO₂-Blown Solid-state PLA Foams,” Journal of Cellular Polymers, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 1-5.

·       Wang, X., Li, W., and Kumar, V., 2006, “A method for solvent-free fabrication of porous polymer using solid-state foaming and ultrasound for tissue engineering applications,” Journal of Biomaterials, Vol. 27, pp. 1924-1929.

·       Cho, Y., Li, W., and Hu, S.J., 2006, “Design of Experiment Analysis and Lobe Curve Estimation for Aluminum Resistance Spot Welding,” Welding Journal, Vol. 85, No. 3, pp. 45s-51s.

·       Xu, J. and Li, W., 2006, “Reducing Welding-induced Buckling Distortion using Thermal Tensioning,” Transaction of North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, Vol. 34, pp. 595-601.

·       Kim, D., Xu, J., Li, W., and Blake, D., 2006, “Force characteristics of self-piercing riveting,” Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Vol. 220(B8), pp. 1259-1266.

·       Xu, J. and Li, W., 2005, “Welding Induced Distortion Control using Dynamic Thermal Tensioning,”  Transaction of North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, Vol. 33, pp. 273-280. (Finalist, NAMRI/SME Outstanding Paper Award)

·       Kim, D., Spitsen, R., Khosla, T., Li, W., Ryu, S., and Lim, B., 2005, “A Study on Cold Working of Aluminum Spot Welds to Improve Fatigue Strength,” Transaction of North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, Vol. 33, pp. 251-258.

·       Nadella, K., Kumar, V., and Li, W., 2005, “Constrained Solid-State Foaming of Microcellular Panels,” Journal of Cellular Polymers, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 71-90.

·       Li, W., Cerjanec, D., and Grzadzinski, G.A., 2005, “A Comparative Study of Single AC and Multiphase DC Resistance Spot Welding,” ASME Transaction Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 127, No. 3, pp. 583-589.

·       Li, W., 2005, “Modeling and On-line Estimation of Electrode Wear in Resistance Spot Welding,” ASME Transaction Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 127, No. 4, pp. 709-717.

·       Sarno, E., Kumar, V., and Li, W., 2005, “A Hybrid Methodology for Enhancing Reliability in Conceptual Design of Complex Systems and Its Application in the Design of A Multiphase Flow Station,” Journal of Research in Engineering Design, Vol. 16, No. 1-2,  pp. 27-41.

·       Cho, Y., Hu, S.J., and Li, W., 2003, “Resistance spot welding of aluminum and steel: a comparative experimental study,” Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Vol. 217, pp. 1355-1363. 

·       Li, W., Li, D., and Ni, J., 2003, “Diagnosis of Tapping using Spindle Motor Current,” International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Vol. 43, No.1, pp. 73-79.

·       Li, W., Nadella, K., and Kumar, V., 2003, “Manufacturing of Micro-scale Open-cell Polymeric Foams using the Solid-State Foaming Process,” Transaction of North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, Vol. 31, pp. 371-378.

·       Cho, Y., Li, W., and Hu, S.J., 2002, “Parameter Design and Analysis of Aluminum Resistance Spot Welding,” Journal of the Korean Welding Society, in English, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 102-108.

·       Li, W., Cheng, S.-W., Hu, S.J., 2002, “Robust Design and Analysis for Manufacturing Processes with Parameter Interdependency,” Journal of Manufacturing System, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 93-100. (Also appeared in Transaction of North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, Vol. 29, pp. 647-653).

·       Li, W., Cheng, S.-W., Hu, S.J., and Shriver, J., 2001, “Statistical Investigation on Resistance Spot Welding Quality using a Two-stage, Sliding-level Experiment,” ASME Transaction Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 123, pp. 513-520.

·       Li, W., Hu, S.J., and Ni, J., 2000, “On-line Quality Estimation for Resistance Spot Welding,” ASME Transaction Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 122, No. 3, pp. 511-512.

·       Li, W., Hu, S.J., and Ni, J., 1999, “On-line Expulsion Detection and Estimation for Resistance Spot Welding,” Transaction of North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, Vol. 27, pp. 123-128.