2001 ADCATS Conference

ADCATS 2001 Presentations

The 16th annual ADCATS Conference was held at Brigham Young University June 14-15, 2001. For a list of participants click here.

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June 14, 2001

June 15, 2001

Session 1

CAD-Based Tolerancing - An Overview Ken Chase, Brigham Young University
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CATS 1D Spreadsheet Ken Chase, Brigham Young University
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Session 2

Position Error in Assemblies and Mechanisms: Statistical and Deterministic Methods Jonathan Wittwer, Brigham Young University
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Case Study: Angular Variation in a Cellular Phone Alan Mortensen, Brigham Young University
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Keynote Speaker

Novel Applications of Variational Analysis at Kodak Tom Albrecht, The Eastman Kodak Company
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Session 3

Including GD&T Tolerance Variation in a Commercial Kinematics Application Jeff Dabling, Sandia National Laboratories
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Case Study: Method & Tools for Geometric Variation Management Benoît Marguet, European Aeronautic Defense & Space
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Gordon Cumming, Raytheon

Session 4

CAD-Based Tolerancing Demos
CE/TOL 6Sigma AutoCATS	ADAMS/CATS FASTA

Session 5

Surface Variation and Mating Surface Rotational Error in Assemblies Taylor Anderson, UGS
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Tolerance Analysis of Flexible Assemblies Michael Tonks, Brigham Young University.
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Session 6

Exact Constraint Design Using Tolerance Analysis Methods Danny Smith, Brigham Young University.
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A Formal Methodology for Smart Assembly Design Kris Downey, Brigham Young University
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Session 7

Other BYU Research Demonstrations

Friction-Stir Welding
Curvature Matching Machining
Robotic Assembly Lab

See the presentations from last year's ADCATS 2000 conference