1. Machine, Process and Product Design (MPPD) Center Coordinates activities of several existing labs, primarily in AIME (Alabama Institute for Manufacturing Excellence) building Manufacturing Processes and Metrology Mark Barkey (AEM), Kevin Chou (ME), Yuebin Guo (ME) Structural Acoustics Sally McInerny (AEM), W. Steve Shepard (ME) Electromechanical Systems Lab / Machine Controls, Sensors and Actuators Stephen Daniel (ECE), Tim Haskew (ECE), Jeff Jackson (ECE), Greg Murphy (ECE), Joey Parker (ME), Keith Williams (ME)

2. Machining Processes & Metallurgical Analysis Labs Hard Machining (no lubricant) Microstructural analysis

3. Precision Metrology in Rapid Prototyping  Product design and development  Integrated design and manufacturing  Characterizations of Dimensional and form accuracy, surface finish Precision Metrology Lab

4. Laboratory for Integrated Design and Manufacturing Process Modeling/Simulation/Optimization Low Cutting Speed High Cutting Speed Moderate Cutting Speed Two-dimensional (2D) Modeling & Experimental Verification

5. Laboratory for Integrated Design and Manufacturing Process Modeling/Simulation/Optimization Three-dimensional (3D) Modeling Roller Bearing Modeling Cutting Tool Simulated Chips Bearing Roller Bearing Inner Race

6. Spot Weld Manufacturing, Testing and Analysis Servo-Hydraulic Fatigue Testing Thompson A-1-100-24-S Spot Welder Impact Testing and Analysis

7. Facilities & Capabilities AIME/MPPD Labs – Two sound enclosures for product noise characterization and improvement studies State-of-the-art vibration and general noise measurement capabilities Advanced modeling & analysis capabilities Finite Element Structural Modeling Boundary Element Acoustic Modeling Lumped Parameter System Modeling Structural Acoustics Laboratory Part of MPPD at The University of Alabama

8. Research and Applications Compound Bow Acoustics COMMERCIAL Space Station Experiment Vibration ControlSPACE Active Vibration Control in a Gearbox Gearbox Vibration RotorCraft Quiet ZoneDEFENSE Dynamic Modeling of a Truck-Mounted Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power UnitAUTOMOTIVE

9. Facility Plans Support Multiple Research Efforts Automotive NVH Measurements Machinery/Motor Noise Powertrain/Gear Noise Fuel Cell APU Noise HVAC & Heat Pump Noise Sound Intensity Mapping Noise Source Identification Jet & Rocket Noise Compound Bow Acoustics Growth into other areas Research facility available for private and government sponsored efforts Enhanced undergraduate & graduate education  Infrastructure - planned for AIME room 130  Proposal Plans for NSF, DoD, and/or DOT  Potential collaborators Reconfigurable Acoustic Test Chamber (RATC) Sample Illustrations

10. Electromechanical Systems Laboratory - EMSyL Shelton State Community College Alabama School of Math & Science Bartronics Honeywell Lockheed Martin Moog NASA - Glenn Oak Ridge Nat’l Labs Preco Industries T.B. Kim Technologies NSF EPSCoR Standard and RIIA Grants Partnerships Industrial and space applications

11. Electromechanical Systems Lab EMSyL – Transportation R&D Electric Machine Design Axial gap motors and generators Linear motors and generators Hybrid Electric Vehicle Applications Fuel Cell Power Modeling and control Expansion from CDL to Electrochemical Super/Ultra Capacitors

12. Electromechanical Systems Lab EMSyL AIME CAVT MPPD Fuel Cells EMSyL Transportation

13. Machine Controls, Sensors and Actuators Lab Active Noise Control with Motors Railway Crossing & Wayside LED Signal Evaluation