Publications

Journal Papers

T.J. Prater, C.D. Cox, B.T. Gibson, A.M. Strauss, G.E. Cook. Dimensional Analysis and a Potential Classification Algorithm for Prediction of Wear in Friction Stir Welding of Metal Matrix Composites Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science (accepted, publication date TBD).

P.A. Fleming, T.S. Bloodworth, D.H. Lammlein, A.M. Strauss, G.E. Cook. Hyrdogen Generation for Sensing and Control in Submerged Friction Stir Welding Journal of Materials: Design and Applications . Volume 26, Issue 1, 2012.

B.T. Gibson, C.D. Cox, W.R. Longhurst, A.M. Strauss, G.E. Cook. Exploiting robotic link deflection for low-cost force measurement in manufacturing. Measurement. Vol. 45. pp. 140-143. 2012.

T.J. Prater. Solid-State Joining of Metal Matrix Composites: A Survey of Challenges and Potential Solutions Materials and Manufacturing Processes 26 (2011): 636-648.

C.D. Cox, B.T. Gibson, A.M. Strauss, G.E. Cook. Effect of Pin Length and Rotation Rate on the Tensile Strength of a Friction Stir Spot-Welded Al Alloy: A Contribution to Automated Production Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Accepted for publication 2011.

B.T. Gibson, G.E. Cook, T. Prater, W.R. Longhurst, A.M. Strauss, C.D. Cox. Adaptive torque control of friction stir welding for the purpose of estimating tool wear. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture. Vol 225. No. 8. pp 1293-1303. 2011.

D.H. Lammlein, B.T. Gibson, D.R. DeLapp, C. Cox, A.M. Strauss, G.E. Cook. Friction Stir Welding of Small Diameter Pipe: An Experimental and Numerical Proof of Concept for Automation and Manufacturing Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Submitted for publication July 15, 2010.

C.D. Cox, D.H. Lammlein, A.m. Strauss, G.E. Cook. Modeling the Control of an Elevated Tool Temperature and the Affects on Axial Force During Friction Stir Welding Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Volume 25, Issue 11, 2010.

P. Sinclair, W.R. Longhurst, C. Cox, D.H. Lammlein, A.M. Strauss, G.E. Cook. Heated Friction Stir Welding: An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation into how Preheating Influences on Process Forces Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Volume 25, Issue 11, 2010.

W.R. Longhurst A.M. Strauss, G.E. Cook, P.A.Fleming. Torque control of friction stir welding for manufacturing and automation, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, April 28, 2010.

T.J. Prater, A.M. Strauss, G.E. Cook, C. Machemehl, P. Sutton, C.D. Cox Statistical modeling And Prediction of Wear in Friction Stir Welding of a Metal Matrix Composite (AL 359/SIC/20P) Journal of Manufacturing and Technology Research, Volume 2, Issue 1/2, pp.1-13, 2010

P.A. Fleming, C.E.Hendricks, G.E. Cook , D.M. Wilkes, A.M. Strauss, D.H. Lammlein. Seam-Tracking for Friction Stir Welded Lap Joints Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Accepted for publication Jan. 2010.

D.H. Lammlein, W.R. Longhurst, D.R. DeLapp, P.A. Fleming, A.M. Strauss, G.E. Cook. The Friction Stir Welding of Hemispheres : A technique for Manufacturing Hollow Spheres International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, Submitted for publication August 4, 2010.

W.R. Longhurst A.M. Strauss, G.E. Cook, C.D.Cox, C.E.Hendricks, B.T.Gibson, Y.S.Duwant. Investigation of force controlled friction stir welding for manufacturing and automation, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B, Journal of Engineering Manufacturing., Volume 224, 2010.

W.R. Longhurst A.M. Strauss, G.E. Cook. Enabling Automation of Friction Stir Welding: The Modulation of Weld Seam Input Energy by Traverse Speed Force Control American Society of Mechanical Engineers Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, Submitted for publication 2009.

W.R. Longhurst A.M. Strauss, G.E. Cook. Identification of the key enablers for force control of friction stir welding American Society of Mechanical Engineers Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Submitted June 10, 2009, Under review.

P.A. Fleming, D.H. Lammlein, D.M. Wilkes, G.E. Cook, A.M. Strauss, D.R. DeLapp, D.A. Hartman. Misalignment detection and enabling of seam tracking for friction stir welding. Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, Vol 14, No 1, p93-96, 2009.

D.H. Lammlein, D.R. DeLapp, P.A. Fleming, A.M. Strauss, G.E. Cook. The application of shoulderless conical tools in friction stir welding: An experimental and theoretical study. Materials & Design, 30:4012-4022, 2009.

P.A. Fleming, D.H. Lammlein, D.M. Wilkes, K.A. Fleming, T.S. Bloodworth, G.E. Cook, A.M. Strauss, D. DeLapp, T.J. Lienert, M. Bement, T.J. Prater. In-process gap detection in friction stir welding. Sensor Review, 28(1):62-67, 2008.

R. Crawford, G. E. Cook, A. M. Strauss, D. A. Hartman, M. A. Stremler. Experimental defect analysis and force prediction simulation of high weld pitch friction stir welding. Science and Technology of Welding & Joining, 11(6):657-665, 2006.

R. Crawford, George E. Cook, A.M. Strauss and D.A. Hartman. Modelling of friction stir welding for robotic implementation. Int J. Modelling, Identification and Control , 1(2):101-106,2006.

G. E. Cook, R. Crawford, D. E. Clark and A. M. Strauss. Robotic friction stir welding. Industrial Robot, 31(1):55-63,2004.

G. E. Cook, H. B. Smart, J.E. Mitchell, A. M. Strauss and R. Crawford. Controlling robotic friction stir welding. Welding Journal, 82(6):28-34, 2003.

Conference Papers and Presentations

D.H. Lammlein, W.R. Longhurst, D.R. DeLapp, A.M. Strauss, G.E. Cook; Friction Stir Welding of Small Radius, Thin Walled, Hemispheres and Pipes; The American Welding Society Conference, AWS, Session 2: Friction Stir Welding; Atlanta, GA, 2010.

T.J. Prater, A.M. Strauss, G.E. Cook, C.D. Cox, B.T. Gibson Tool Wear in Friction Stir Welding of Composite Materials; The American Welding Society Conference, AWS, Session 2: Friction Stir Welding; Atlanta, GA, 2010.

C.D. Cox, D.H. Lammlein, G.E. Cook, A.M. Strauss; Effects of Rotation and Traverse speeds on Lap Joints of Friction Stir Welded Mg AZ31B H24; The American Welding Society Conference, AWS, Session 2: Friction Stir Welding; Atlanta, GA, 2010.

B.T. Gibson, G.E. Cook, W.R. Longhurst, T.J. Prater, A.M. Strauss; Adaptive Torque Control in Friction Stir Welding for the Purpose of Estimating Tool Wear; The American Welding Society Conference, AWS, Session 11: Sensing & Control; Atlanta, GA, 2010.

T. S. Bloodworth, P. A. Fleming, D. H. Lammlein, T. J. Prater, G. E. Cook, A. M. Strauss. Properties and forces of immersed friction stir welded AA6061-T6. 8th International Conference on Trends in Welding Research, Pine Mountain, GA, 2008.

P.A. Fleming, D.H. Lammlein, D. M. Wilkes, G.E. Cook and D.A. Hartman. Joint tracking in friction stir welding 8th International Conference on Trends in Welding Research, Pine Mountain, GA, 2008.

D. Lammlein, P. A. Fleming, A. M. Strauss, G. E. Cook, D. Hartman, Shoulder-less Conical FSW Tools: An Evaluation on 1/8in. Thickness Al-6061 Butt Welds, 8th International Conference on Trends in Welding Research, Pine Mountain, GA, 2008.

T. Prater, G.E. Cook, A.M. Strauss, J. Davidson, M. Howell. Parameterization of Friction Stir Welding of Al 6061/SiC/17.5p for Various Tool Materials. 8th International Conference on Trends in Welding Research , Pine Mountain, GA, 2008.

P. Fleming, M. Wilkes, G.E. Cook and T.S. Bloodworth. "Fault Detection in Friction Stir Welding of Lap Welds in Aluminum". Fabtech International & AWS Welding Show, Chicago IL, 2007.

P.A. Fleming, T.S. Bloodworth, T.J. Lienert, M. Bement, G.E. Cook, A.M. Strauss, D. M. Wilkes, D. DeLapp, T. Prater, and D.H. Lammlein. Hydrogen generation in friction stir welding of aluminum underwater, 5th International Fuel Cell Science, Engineering Technology Conference, Brooklyn, NY, 2007.

T.S. Bloodworth, P.A. Fleming, D.H. Lammlein, D. M. Wilkes, G.E. Cook, A.M. Strauss, D. DeLapp and T. Prater. Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties and Forces of Immersed Friction Stir Welding of AA6061-T6. Material Science and Technology, Detroit, MI, 2007.

P.A. Fleming, K.A. Fleming, D.H. Lammlein, D. M. Wilkes, T.S. Bloodworth, G.E. Cook, A.M. Strauss, D. DeLapp and T. Prater. Automatic fault detection in friction stir welding. Material Science and Technology, Detroit, MI, 2007.

T. Prater, G.E. Cook, A.M. Strauss, J. Davidson, P.A. Fleming, D.H. Lammlein and T. Bloodworth. "Friction Stir Welding of Al 6061/SiC/17.5p Using a Diamond-Coated Molybdenum Tool" Material Science and Technology, Detroit, MI, 2007., Detroit, MI, September 2007.

T.S. Bloodworth, P.A. Fleming, T. Prater, D.H. Lammlein, G.E. Cook, A.M. Strauss, D. DeLapp, T.J. Lienert, and M. Bement. An Investigation into Submerged Friction Stir Welding, 18th Aeromat Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD, 2007.

P.A. Fleming, T.S. Bloodworth, T. Prater, D.H. Lammlein, G.E. Cook, A.M. Strauss, D. M. Wilkes, D. DeLapp, T.J. Lienert, and M. Bement. Automatic fault detection in friction stir welding, 18th Aeromat Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD, 2007.

T. Prater, G.E. Cook, A.M. Strauss, J. Davidson, P.A. Fleming, D.H. Lammlein, and T. Bloodworth. "Friction Stir Welding of Al 6061 Using a Diamond- coated Molybdenum Tool" 18th Aeromat Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD, 2007.

D. Lammlein, D. DeLappp, A. M. Strauss, G. E. Cook, T. Lienert, M. Bement, Spring-Opposed Shoulder Retractable Pin Tool (SSRPT), 18th Aeromat Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD, 2007.

P.A. Fleming, T.S. Bloodworth, D.H. Lammlein, T. Prater, G.E. Cook, A.M. Strauss, D. M. Wilkes, David DeLapp, T.J. Lienert, and M. Bement. An investigation into tool wear detection in friction stir welding, 18th Aeromat Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD, 2007.

P.A. Fleming, R. Crawford, D. M. Wilkes, G.E. Cook, A. M. Strauss, and D.A. Hartman. "Automating of the friction stir welding process", NNSA Future Technologies Conference II, Washington DC, 2006. Control.

R. Crawford, T.S. Bloodworth, G.E. Cook, A. M. Strauss and D. Hartman. High Speed Friction Stir Welding Process Modeling, 6th International Symposium on FSW, St. Sauveur, Canada, 2006.

Patents

Paul A. Fleming, David H. Lammlein, George E. Cook, D. M. Wilkes, Alvin M. Strauss, David DeLapp, Daniel A. Hartman. U.S. Patent US07850057B2, "Lateral Position Detection and Control for Friction Stir Systems," filed May 30, 2008.

PhD Dissertations

R. Crawford PhD Dissertation

P. Fleming PhD Dissertation

W.R. Longhurst PhD Dissertation

D.H. Lammlein PhD Dissertation

Masters Theses

R. Crawford Masters Thesis

W.R. Longhurst Masters Thesis

T. Prater Masters Thesis

P. Sinclair Masters Thesis

T. Bloodworth Masters Thesis

C. Hendricks Masters Thesis

C.D. Cox Masters Thesis

B.T. Gibson Masters Thesis

Books

T.S. Bloodworth," On The Immersed Friction Stir Welding Of AA6061-T6: A Metallurgic and Mechanical Comparison to Friction-stir Welding ". Lambert Academic Publishing, 2009.

R. Longhurst," Robotic Lunar Rover Simulation ". VDM Verlag Dr. Muller Aktiengesellschaft & C. KG, 2008.

Book chapters

T.S. Bloodworth, G.E. Cook, and A.M. Strauss." Innovations in Materials Manufacturing, Fabrication, and Environmental Safety ". Properties of Materials from Immersed Friction Stir Welding. Editor: M. Schwartz. CRC Press: Taylor and Francis Group. 2010.

G.E. Cook, A.M. Strauss, D.H. Lammlein, and P.A. Fleming." Arc Sensors ".Real-time monitoring of welding processes. Editor: Y. M. Zhang. Woodhead Publishing, 2008.