Uncertainty in Machining: Workshop Summary and Contributions

A National Science Foundation-sponsored workshop was held from Feb. 24–26, 2010 in Arlington, VA. The purpose of this “Uncertainty in machining” workshop was to address uncertainty and risk in machining and related manufacturing operations. The application of decision theory, which defines how rational decision makers should make decisions in the presence of uncertainty, was discussed. A summary of the meeting outcomes is presented. To aid in the application of decision theory to manufacturing process modeling, an example of Bayesian inference for the well-known mechanistic turning force model is provided. The discrete grid method is presented, and updating is performed using force data from the Assessment of Machining Models study completed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4004923]

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