Useful Links

Links Related to Similar Groups at Other Universities:

• CADCAM group at the University of Michigan
• The GRASP Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania
• The CDAM Laboratory at the University of Washington
• The CADCAM Laboratory at SUNY Stony Brook

Links Related to Government Organizations:

• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL)
• Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
• Oak Ridge Centers for Manufacturing Technologies (ORCMT)
• Department of Defense Laboratories (DOD)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Office of Naval Research (ONR)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• The National Research Council (NRC)
• The World Technology Evaluation Center

Programming and Math Related Links:

• ACIS help page
• The ACIS Repository of Sample .sat files
• Numerical Recipes page
• The University of Washington Computer Science and Engineering Page
• Matlab Tutorials at The University of Michigan
• The STEP Documentation
• STEP Tools Page
• IGES Information
• IGES Introduction and Information
• IGES Articles
• IGES Overview
• One-Two IGES Files
• The Visualization Toolkit
• Tcl/Tk Man Pages
• SunScript Web Page (Related to Tcl/Tk)
• Optimization Methods
• Minimization Algorithms
• Academic Software Development (Math Related)

Wavelets:

• Wavelets for Computer Graphics
• The University of Washington Computer Science and Engineering Page
• The Wavelet Tutorial by Robi Polikar
• Wavelet Resources

Geometric Modeling Links:

• The Programmable Automation Laboratory at USC
• The Geometry Junkyard
• References of Special Plane Curves
• Visual Dictionary of Special Plane Curves
• Unsolved Matematical Problems
• Geometric Modeling - Online Notes
• Geometric Modeling Representations for Solid Freeform Solid Fabrication
• Computational Geometry Resources
• Surface Reconstruction
• Geometry in Action
• The University of Birmingham Geometric Modeling Group
• Virtual Reality Polyhedra
• Introduction to Geometric Morphometrics
• Digital SRC Research Report (Algorithm for Finding the CSG Representation of a Simple Polygon)
• An Electronic Primer for Geometric Constraint Solving
• Mathematical Optimization Electronic Book
• Multiscale Modeling at LLNL
• Topological Evolution of Surfaces
• UNC Research in Modeling Physically-Based Simulation and Applications
• Math Forum: Advanced Geometry
• Shape Modeling with F-Reps
• Swept Volume Links and Information

Dictionaries:

• A Web-Based Dictionary

Manufacturing:

• The Industry Net
• The Machine Tool Agile Manufacturing Research Institute
• The JobShop for Manufacturing Processes
• The Basics of Manufacturing Technology at University of Washington EE
• Telemanufacturing Workcell
• Tauber Manufacturing Institute at The University of Michigan
• The ERC for Reconfigurable Machining Systems
• Motion Control Software
• Axis Profiling on a Motion Controller

Interesting Web sites of Interesting People:

• Prof. James A. Sethian from UC Berkeley
• Prof. Seth Teller from MIT
• Prof. Christoph M. Hoffmann from Purdue
• Prof. Carlo H. Sequin from UC Berkeley
• Dr. Daniel Whitney from MIT
• Prof. Demetri Terzopoulos from Toronto
• Prof. John F. Canny from UC Berkeley
• Dr. Sean Quinlan from Bell Labs
• Prof. Erik Antonsson from Caltech
• Prof. Robert D. Howe from Harvard
• Dr. Gill Barquet from Johns Hopkins
• Dr. Ron Kimmel from Lawrence Livermore
• Prof. Ted Belytschko from Northwestern
• Prof. Ken Goldberg from UC Berkeley
• Prof. Susan Finger from CMU
• Prof. David Deutsch from Oxford

Rapid Prototyping Links:

• Introduction to Rapid Prototyping Technology
• Laser Engineered Net Shaping
• Wohler's Web World on Rapid Prototyping
• Ray's Rapid Prototyping Research
• Stratasys
• 3D Systems
• Cubital
• Sander's Prototype
• Helisys
• Formus
• Sulzer Orthopedics
• JP Systems
• SFF in Rutgers
• SFF in VPI
• SFF in Clemson
• SFF in Berkeley
• SFF at LANL
• SFF at Sandia
• The Rapid Prototyping Resource Center
• The Rapid Prototyping Database
• RP Mailing List Archives
• Free Form Powder Molding

Semiconductors:

• The Semiconductor Manufacturing Process (Fullman Company)
• Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International
• SEMI/SEMATECH Homw Page

Word Processing and Assorted Editing:

• LaTeX 2.09
• LaTeX
• Hagan's HTML Help Library
• HTML Basics
• LaTeX Tricks

Job Search for Undergraduate and Graduate Students:

• Search Engine for Job Search
• Career GEMS
• GM Research and Development
• Ford Corporate Recruitment
• Chrysler Corporate Recruitmrnt
• Lucent Technology Corporate Recruitment
• Hints for Writing Cover Letters
• Jobseeker's Homepage
• Online Career Center
• The Art of Interviewing
• Career Mosaic
• High-Tech Engineering Jobs
• Jobsearch Page
• Jobtrack Page (Contains examples of letters, resumes, etc.)

Links to Professional Organizations:

• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
• Reports of the ASEE Engineering Research Council
• Society for Experimental Mechnaics

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