Computer Integrated Manfacturing

Research Leader: Professor Syed Masood Email: smasood@swin.edu.au PhD: University of Queensland, 1984 MEng: University of New Brunswick, 1977 PGDip(ProdEng): IIT Delhi, 1975 BSc Eng Hons: Aligarh Muslim University, 1973

Advanced Manufacturing Technology,
CAD/CAM/CAE,
Rapid Prototyping,
Fused Deposition Modelling,
Plastics Recycling,
Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

Dr Syed Masood is a Professor and the Research Leader of CAD/CAM/CAE and Rapid Prototyping (RP) research group. He has also been the Program Coordinator of postgraduate Master of Engineering programs in Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and CIM. He joined Swinburne in 1988 and has previously taught at Central Queensland University and PNG University of Technology and also served as a Visiting Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Prof Masood has undertaken and directed research in the areas of Computer Aided Design and Engineering, rapid prototyping (RP), advanced manufacturing processes, and polymer material development at Swinburne. He has provided strong leadership in establishing research concentration in CAD/CAM/CAE and rapid prototyping with several grants and research projects in these areas. He has won external research grants totalling over A$2.4 million from ARC, DIST, DEET, CRC-IMST, CRC Micro-technology and industry. Up until 2005, Prof Masood has published over 155 research papers in international journals, conferences and book chapters. He has already supervised to completion 7 PhDs and 10 MEng by research students, and over 50 MEng (CIM) research projects, many in CAD/CAM and advanced manufacturing technologies areas, at Swinburne. He has led international collaborative research projects with China, Indonesia, USA and international IMS test case project on Rapid Product Development. He has led several industry sponsored projects with leading companies like Ford, Moldflow, Visy Plastics, AW Bell, Alloyfab, Baroda and Warman International. He is an Editor of the International Journal of CAD/CAM, and has been an Associate Editor of International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems. He has been elected a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Member of Society of Plastics Engineers, USA and Member of Society of Manufacturing Engineers USA.

1. S.H. Masood & B.S. Lim, "Concurrent Intelligent Rapid Prototyping Environment", Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol 6, No. 5, October 1995, pp 291-310.
2. S.H. Masood, “Intelligent Rapid Prototyping with Fused Deposition Modelling”, Rapid Prototyping Journal, UK, Vol 2, No. 1, 1996, pp 24-32.
3. S.H. Masood and A. Lau, “A CAD/CAM System for Machining of Precision Cams Using Half Angle Search Algorithm”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol 14, No 3, 1998, pp 180-284.
4. S.H. Masood, “A CAD/CAM System for High Performance Precision Drum Cams”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, UK, 15, No 1, 1999, pp 32-37.
5. Jie Zhao & Syed Masood, “An Intelligent Computer Aided Assembly Process Planning System”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, UK, Vol.15, No. 5, 1999, pp 332-337.
6. S.H. Masood, W.Q. Song, J.H. Hodgkin and C. Friedl, “Rapid Injection Moulding Die Manufacture with Fused Deposition Modelling”, International Journal of Agile Manufacturing, USA, Vol 3, No 1, 2000, pp 47-57.
7. S.H. Masood, W. Rattanawong and P. Iovenitti, “Minimisation of Volumetric Error for Part Build Orientations in Rapid Prototyping”, International Journal of Agile Manufacturing, USA, Vol 3, No 1, 2000, pp 19-32.
8. W. Bonilla, S.H. Masood & P. Iovenitti, “An Investigation on Wax Patterns Accuracy Improvement in Investment Cast Parts”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, UK, Vol 18, No 5, 2001, pp 348-356.
9. W. Rattanawong, S.H. Masood & P. Iovenitti, “A Volumetric Approach to Part Build Orientations in Rapid Prototyping”, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Ireland, Vol 119, Issue 1-3, Dec 2001, pp 348-353.
10. P. Miller, I. Sbarski, E. Kosior, S. Masood, P. Iovenitti, "Correlation of Rheological and Mechanical Properties for Blends of Recycled HDPE and Virgin Polyolefins", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, USA, Vol 82, 2001, pp 3505-3512.
11. S.H. Masood, V.K. Bagam, P. Chantanabubpha, “A Computerised Minimum Distance Algorithm for Machining of Sculptured Surfaces”, Journal of Computers and Industrial Engineering, UK, 2002, Vol 42 (2-4), pp 291-297.
12. S.H. Masood & Mazen Al-Alawi, "The IRIS Rapid Prototyping System Selector for Educational and Manufacturing Users", International Journal of Engineering Education, UK, Vol 18, No 1, 2002, pp 66-77.
13. S.H. Masood & W. Rattanawong, "An Intelligent Generic Part Orientation System Based on Volumetric Error in Rapid Prototyping”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol 19, No 3, 2002, pp 209-216.
14. S.H. Masood & A. Soo, "A Rule Based Expert System for Rapid Prototyping System Selection", Robotics & Computer Integrated Manufacturing Journal , UK, Vol 18 (3-4), pp 267-274, 2002.
15. H. Wang, P. Iovenitti, E. Harvey, S. Masood, "Optimising layout of obstacles for enhanced mixing in microchannels", Special Issue on BioMEMS and Smart Nanostructures, SPIE Journal of Smart Materials & Structures, Institute of Physics, Vol. 11, 2002, pp.662-667.
16. S.H. Masood, P. Nawamawat and D.K. Shanmugam, "Development of CAD-based Jewellery Design System", Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, English Edition, Vol 15, Dec. 2002, pp 79-83.
17. D.K. Shanmugam and S.H. Masood, "Direct Spray Metal Rapid Tooling Using Fused Deposition Modelling", Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, English Edition, Vol 15, Dec. 2002, pp 121-126.
18. S.H. Masood, W. Rattanawong, P. Iovenitti, "A Generic Algorithm for Best Part Orientation System for Complex Parts in Rapid Prototyping", Journal of Materials Processing Technology, UK, Vol 139 (1-3), 2003, pp 110-116.
19. S.H. Masood, B. Abbas, E. Shayan, A. Kara, “An investigation into design and manufacturing of mechanical conveyor systems for food processing”, Int Journal of Adv Manuf Technology, UK, Springer, published online 23 June 2004 (DOI 10.1007/s00170-003-1843-3).
20. D.S. Mehta, S.H. Masood and W.Q. Song, “Investigation of wear properties of magnesium and aluminium alloys for automotive applications”, Journal of Materials Processing Technology (JMPT), UK, Vol 155-156C, 2004, pp 1526-1531.
21. S.H. Masood & W.Q. Song, “Development of new metal/polymer materials for fused deposition modelling”, Materials & Design Journal, UK, Vol 25, No 7, 2004, pp 587-594.(21)
22. S.H. Masood, J.P. Singh, Y. Morsi, “Design and Manufacturing of Porous Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Using Rapid Prototyping”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, UK, Springer, published online January 2005.
23. S.H. Masood, S.H. Rizvi, “An investigation on pallet design using alternative materials for cold room applications”, accepted for International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, UK, Nov 2004.
    

• An Intelligent Part Orientation System Based on Volumetric Error in Rapid Prototyping
• Development of a Metal-Polymer Composite for Direct Rapid Tooling Using FDM
• Intelligent Spot Weld Control and Optimisation
• A systematic problem solving methodologies in the automotive assembly environment
• Design and Manufacturing of mechanical conveyor systems for food processing
• Characterisation of blends of recycled HDPE and virgin polyolefins
• Development of high quality recycled polyethylene to replace virgin resins for pipes
• An analysis of problem occurrence and resolution in the automotive industry
• Laser assisted machining of hard to wear materials for mining industry