Gregory W. Vogl
NIST
Augmented Intelligence for Manufacturing Systems
Wednesday, Sept. 25th at 2:00pm
MEK 3350
ABSTRACT: The U.S. economy depends on manufacturing as a significant contributor for jobs, the nation’s economic output, and the production of goods for the world. However, a major problem with manufacturing systems is that their performance, which degrades over time due to operations, is typically not monitored, resulting in unplanned downtime and the loss of revenue as systems fail or exceed their specifications without warning. Hence, manufacturing needs systems that are self-aware via on-machine measurements and diagnostics, to track performance health. Furthermore, solutions must be non-invasive, data-rich, inexpensive, and accurate to enable the optimized production and usage of assets. Augmented intelligence, which is the augmentation of traditional scientific intelligence with artificial intelligence (AI) to provide humans with actionable intelligence, is envisioned as a disruptive catalyst for this future of advanced manufacturing. In this talk, Dr. Greg Vogl will explain various augmented intelligent solutions under development for future machine tools that will assess and predict their health and the performance of their processes in real time to optimize production quality and yield. An overview of current research related to manufacturing and AI at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), including robotics and autonomous vehicles, as well as the variety of paths for collaboration with industry and academia, will also be presented.
BIO: Gregory W. Vogl received the Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Science and Mechanics and Master’s degree and Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University of Blacksburg, Virginia, USA in 2000, 2003, and 2006, respectively. After a National Research Council postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), he joined the Production Systems Group at NIST and worked on machine tool standards and vibration metrology. Currently, Dr. Vogl leads the Augmented Intelligence for Manufacturing Systems project, which seeks to develop augmented intelligent solutions for manufacturing systems. Dr. Vogl was elected in 2023 as an Associate Member of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP) and is the recipient of a NIST Engineering Laboratory Mentoring Award, NIST Colleagues’ Choice Award, and NIST Engineering Laboratory Outstanding Publication Award.