Ken Chase, Brigham Young University
Presented June 14, 2001 at the ADCATS 2001 Conference

Bio
BS, MS – BYU ’63,  PhD – Berkeley ‘72
Prof. Chase has taught mechanical engineering at the Brigham Young University since 1968.  An advocate of computer technology, he has served as a consultant to industry on numerous projects involving engineering software applications.  In 1984, he founded the ADCATS consortium for the development of CAD‑based tools for tolerance analysis of mechanical assemblies.  Over 35 sponsored graduate theses have been devoted to the development of the tolerance technology contained in the CATS software.  Several faculty and students are currently involved in a broad spectrum of research projects and industry case studies on statistical variation analysis.  Past and current sponsors include Allied Signal, Boeing, Cummins, United Defense, Ford, GE, HP, Hughes, IBM, Motorola, Sandia Labs, Sigmetrix, Texas Instruments, and the US Navy.