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Roadmapping Workshop on Measurement Science for Prognostics and Health Management of Smart Manufacturing Systems

Roadmapping Workshop on Measurement Science for Prognostics and Health Management of Smart Manufacturing Systems Agenda

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 

7:30 amRegistration and Networking Continental Breakfast


8:30 amOpening Plenary Session 


9:00 amKeynote Presentation: Health Management of Smart Manufacturing Systems

9:30 amPanel 1: PHM Capabilities, Best Practices, Challenges, and Needs
  • Moderator ~ Greg Vogl, NIST
  • Panelists ~
Andrew Inman, Toyota
Carl Byington, Impact Technologies/Sikorsky
William Marscher, Mechanical Solutions, Inc.
David Siegel, Predictronics Corp.

10:30 amBreak 


10:45 amPanel 2: Performance Assessment – Monitoring and Measurement 

  • Moderator ~ Moneer Helu, NIST
  • Panelists ~
Harry Kekedjian, Ford Motor Company
Kai Goebel, NASA
William Sobel, System Insights
John Oskin, Sage Clarity

11:45 amMorning Wrap up and Instructions for Breakout Sessions

Joan Pellegrino, Energetics Incorporated 


11: 50 amLunchNIST Cafeteria, Bldg. 101   


Breakout Sessions
After lunch, participants will move to their assigned breakouts:
  • PHM Manufacturing Process Techniques and MetricsBldg. 217, Rm. H105
  • PHM Performance AssessmentBldg. 215, Rm. C103-106 
  • PHM Infrastructure – Hardware, Software, and IntegrationBldg. 217, Rm. H103  

1:00 pm Breakout Session I: Desired Capabilities

Envisioned future: What capabilities do we want and need the most

Flexible Break


3:00 pmBreakout Session II: Challenges and Barriers for Achieving the Capabilities

Barriers limiting implementation and/or integration Measurement and standards barriers, challenges, and gaps

4:30 pmAdjourn Day 1


5:15-7:15 pmOptional no-host networking dinner at the Dogfish Head Alehouse (across from NIST's Main Gate) Note: Please let Brian Weiss know by lunchtime if you will be joining the evening group.

Thursday, November 20, 2014 

7:45 amNetworking Continental Breakfast 


8:30 amPlenary Session

  • Day 2 Overview ~ Albert Wavering, NIST

8:35 amKeynote Presentation: Recent Advances and Transformation Direction of PHM

Jay Lee, University of Cincinnati

9:05 amPanel 3: PHM and the Human Element

Moderator ~ Patrick Brown, University of Cincinnati 

Panelists ~
Thomas Mooney, SOAR Engineering LLC
Andrew Hess, The Hess PHM Group


10:05 amTransition Break


Breakout Sessions
Participants will return to their assigned breakouts:

  • PHM Manufacturing Process Techniques and MetricsBldg. 217, Rm. H105
  • PHM Performance AssessmentBldg. 215, Rm. C103-106
  • PHM Infrastructure – Hardware, Software, and IntegrationBldg. 217, Rm. H103

10:20 amBreakout Session III: Prioritization of Challenges

Review, clarify, and vote on the top challenges
Determine R&D priorities
Identify standardization priorities


11:45 amBox Lunch


12:30 pmBreakout Session IV: Pathways for Measurement Science Roadmap

  • Small groups work to develop roadmap elements:
R&D, standards, and other approaches for addressing priority challenges
Next steps and actionable plan

1:45 pmTransition Break

2:00 pmPlenary Session

  • Breakout Group Reports

3:00 pm Workshop Wrap up and Next Steps
Brian Weiss, NIST

3:15 pmAdjourn Workshop


3:30 pmOptional briefing on NIST Robotic Systems for Smart Manufacturing Program
Note: Please let Brian Weiss know if you wish to attend the briefing.

Created November 25, 2014, Updated June 2, 2021