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Interests
Dr.
D’Souza’s research combines elements of geometry, solid
modeling, graph theory, features technology, and manufacturing to
generate cost efficient manufacturing plans directly from a CAD
model. His other interests include Mechatronics, and Micro Electro
Mechanical Systems (MEMS).
Sample
publications:
D’Souza,
R., Wright, P. K., Séquin, C. H., 2001, "Automated Microplanning
for 2.5-D Pocket Machining, Journal of Manufacturing Systems,"
20(4), pp. 288-296.
D’Souza,
R., Wright, P. K., Séquin, C. H., 2002, "Handling Tool
Holder Collisions in Optimal Tool Sequence Selection for 2.5-D Pocket
Machining," Proceedings of 2002 ASME Computers and Information
in Engineering Conference, September 29 – October 2, Montreal,
Canada (Best Paper Award).
D’Souza,
R., Wright, P. K., Séquin, C. H., 2003, “Automated
Tool Sequence Selection For 3-axis Machining of Free-form Pockets”,
Computer Aided Design, in press.
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