Analysis and synthesis of feedback control systems to achieve specified stability and performance criteria, stability via root-locus techniques, Nyquist's criterion, Bode and Nichol's plots, effect of various control laws and pole-zero compensation on performance, applications to servomechanisms, hydraulic and pneumatic control systems, analysis of nonlinear systems.
Analysis of both bulk-forming (forging, extrusion, rolling, etc.) and sheet-forming processes, metal cutting, and other related manufacturing processes; physics and stochastic nature of manufacturing processes and their effects on quality, rate, cost and flexibility; role of computer-aided manufacturing in manufacturing system automation; methodologies used to plan and control a manufacturing system, forecasting, production scheduling, facility layout, inventory control, and project planning.
Concepts of energy, heat and work; thermodynamic properties of substances and property relationships, phase change; First and Second Laws for closed and open systems including steady and transient processes and cycles; using entropy; representative applications including vapor and gas power and refrigeration cycles.
Schaefer School of Engineering & Science
Department:
Mechanical Engineering
Research & Education
Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Windsor, 1996
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (State College), 1992
M.S., Production Engineering, Jadavpur University, India, 1988
B.S., Production Engineering, BIT MESRA, India, 1984
Research
Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing
Laser Welding
Fuzzy Logic Application in Material Handling
Experience & Service
Experience
BOEING (Shared Services)
Vanguard Financials (Software Testing)
Andrew Yule (India) (Switchgear Manufacturing)
Tata Motors (India) (Design office Intern)
Institutional Service
Engineering Technology Undergraduate Program Director
Appointments
Sept. 2008 as Affiliate Assistant Professor
Achievements & Professional Societies
Honors & Awards
Gold Medal: Academic Achievement at Bachelor's degree from BIT Mesra
Gold Medal: Academic Achievement at Master's degree from Jadavpur University
SME Certificate of appreciation
Selected Publications
Journals
S. Basu. (Sep 2005). "Treatment efficiency of wastewater from manufacturing processes", Institution of Engineers (India) Journal of Production Engineering, 86.
S. Basu and S. P. Dutta. (1999). "A Process Modelling Framework for AGV Control", International Journal of Production Research, 37 (16), 3671-3696.
S. Basu, V. M. Huynh and S. P. Dutta. (1996). "Modeling Intelligent Materials Handling in a Goods Distribution Center", International Journal of Production Research, 34 (5), 1381-1398.
S. Basu and T. DebRoy. (1992). "Liquid Metal Expulsion during Laser Irradiation", Journal of Applied Physics, 12 (8), 3317-3322.
T. DebRoy, S. Basu and K. Mundra. (1991). "Probing Laser Induced Metal Vaporization by Gas Dynamics and Liquid Pool Transport Phenomenon", Journal of Applied Physics, 70 (3), 1313-1319.
Conference Proceedings
Menon, S. Basu, V. Iyer and V. Kaku. (Aug 11-13, 2003). "Machine Vision Applications in Packaging", Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, University of Limerick, Ireland.
S. Basu, N. Soni, J. W. Sutherland and W. W. Olson. (Jul 1999). "Decision Making for Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing", Proceedings of CIRP conference on Life Cycle Analysis, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Y. Yue, Y. Zheng, S. Basu and J.W. Sutherland. (Jul 13-15, 1998). "Cutting Fluids: Performance Measures and Health-Related Characteristics", Proceedings of the Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Automation, Ohtsu, Shiga, Japan.
S. Basu and J. W. Sutherland. (Dec 14-15, 1998). "Waste Reduction in Machining Processes", Region 5 EPA Conference, Hyatt Regency, Chicago.
S. Basu and S. P. Dutta. (1997). "Modeling Intelligent Control of Material Handling Equipment in a Distribution Center", Proceedings of the 18th IFIP TC7 Conference on System Modeling and Optimization.
S. Basu and J. Saha. (Nov 1987). "Design of Flat Form Tools: A Computer Aided Design Approach", 6th International Conference on Production Engineering, Osaka, Japan.
S. Roy, S. Basu and K. P. Sinha. (Feb 1986). "A Critical Analysis of Wear Parameters", Proceedings of the Conference on Machine Tools Design, Benaras, India.
S. R. Deb and S. Basu. (Apr 12-14, 1985). "Man-Robot-Machine Interface Technology - An Aid to Teleoperative Maintenance Tasks in Hazardous Situations", National Conference on Effective Maintenance for High Productivity, CMERI Durgapur, India.
Presentation/Meeting
J. W. Sutherland, S. Basu, and A. Gandhi. (1998). "Pollution Prevention In Machining", National Pollution Prevention Roundtable, Cincinnati.
