Kuang-Hua Chang

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University of Oklahoma
College of Engineering
School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor
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Mailing Address

865 Asp Avenue
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (405) 325-1746
KHCHANG@OU.EDU

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Iowa, Mechanical Engineering, 1990.
M.S., University of Iowa, Mechanical Engineering, 1987.
B.Sc., National Taipei Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 1980.

Expertise and Research Interests

Concurrent Design and Manufacturing, Virtual Prototyping, Virtual Manufacturing (CAM)
Rapid Prototyping, Solid Freeform Fabrication, 3D Plotting
Reverse Engineering and Fast Prototyping
Geometric Modeling and Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Reliability-Based Design
Design for Mechanical Fatigue
Computational Mechanics: Finite Element Analysis (p- and h-FEA)
Probabilistic Modeling and Simulation
Design Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization

Other Expertise

Human Middle Ear Mechanics and Implant
Human Tooth Cavity Design
Pediatric Assistive Devices, Adaptive Devices

Future Research

Design Theory and Methodology
Knowledge-Based Engineering

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Computational Mechanics, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Finite Element Analysis, Mechanical Engineering.

Honors and Awards

2002-2002, BP AMACO Good Teaching Award, University of Oklahoma, Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
2001-2001, Research/Creative Activity Equipment/Facilities Award, The University of Oklahoma
1999-1999, Research/Creative Activity Equipment/Facilities Award, The University of Oklahoma
1998-1998, Junior Faculty Research Program Award, The University of Oklahoma

Previous Positions

2000, Technical Consultant, Altech Services, Inc.
2000, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Air Logistics Center
2000, Technical Consultant, YMCA of Tacoma Pierce County
2000, Technical Consultant, Technical Consultant, LG-PRC, Korea
1999, Technical Consultant, Natural Structures
1999, Principle Development Engineer, Seagate Technology
1998, Director, University of Oklahoma, Computer-Aided Design Lab
1998, Director, University of Oklahoma, Concurrent Design and Manufacturing Research Lab
1996-1997, Assistant Professor, Northern Illinois University, Mechanical Engineering
1994-1996, Manager, University of Iowa, Center for Computer-Aided Design
1991-1997, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, Mechanical Engineering
1991-1994, Research Scientist, University of Iowa, Center for Computer-Aided Design

Funding Received

  • OU Health Science Center: Middle Ear Implantable Hearing Device Validation, $10,552, Sep 1997 to Aug 1998.
  • Air Logistics Center (Tinker Air Force Base), OKC, OK: Layer Standards for OC-ALC Vector Drawings, $43,792, May 2001 to Aug 2001.
  • Air Logistics Center (Tinker Air Force Base), OKC, OK: Information Integration for All-Digital Design, $23,641, May 2000 to Aug 2000.
  • Altech Services/OC-ALC: Re-Engineering, Test, and Manufacturing of E-3 Torque Tubes, $43,935, Mar 2002 to Aug 2002.
  • Altech Services/OC-ALC: Solid Modeling and Design Parameterization of E-3 Torque Tubes, $25,000, Mar 2001 to Feb 2002.
  • Air Force Research Lab: Engineering and Fast Manufacturing for Impact-Induced Fatigue and Fracture for Aging Aircraft, $450,000, Jun 2002 to May 2005.
  • OC-ALC (CASI 2002): Network Technical Database Search Engine, $60,931, Jun 2002 to Aug 2002.
  • Whitaker Foundation: Laser Interferometry and Finite Element Modeling for Middle Ear Implant Transfer Functions, $209,976, Jun 1999 to May 2002.
  • Oklahoma Center for Advancement of Science and Technology: Computer Modeling and Simulation for Human Tooth Cavity Preparations, $105,000, Jun 1998 to May 2002.
  • National Science Foundation: Design Parameterization for CAD-Based Mechanism Optimization, $71,620, Jul 2001 to Dec 2002.
  • Samsung, Korea: Samsung (Korea) technology transfer project on Simulation-Based Design, $587,970, Jul 1996 to Dec 1998.

Publications

  • Sun, Q., Chang, K.H., Dormer, K., Dyer, R., and Gan, R.Z., An Advanced Computer-Aided Geometric Modeling and Fabrication Method for Human Middle Ear, Medical Engineering and Physics, Accepted for Publica, March 2002
  • Chang, K.H. and Bryant, I., Concurrent Design and Manufacturing for Aircraft Torque Tubes, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2002
  • Silva, J.J. and Chang, K.H., Design Parameterization for Concurrent Design and Manufacturing of Mechanical Systems, Concurrent Engineering Research and Applications (CERA) Journal, accepted for publica, October 2001
  • Gan, R.Z., Dormer, K., Sun, Q., Chang, K.H., and Dyer, R., Three Dimensional Modeling of Middle Ear for Biomechanics and Its Applications, Otology & Neurotology, accepted for publica, October 2001
  • Kuang-Hua Chang, Pro/MECHANICA Motion: Mechanism Design and Analysis, Release 2001, Schroff Development Corporation, P O Box 1334, Mission, KS 66222, ISBN: 1-58503-036-8, September 2001
  • Joo, S-H. and Chang, K.H., Design for Safety of Recreational Water Slides, Mechanics of Structures and Machines, 29(2), 261-294, 2001
  • Chang, K.H. and Tang, P-S., Integration of Design and Manufacturing for Structural Shape Optimization, Advances in Engineering Software, 32, 555-567, 2001
  • Tang, P-S. and Chang, K.H., Integration of Topology and Shape Optimizations for Design of Structural components, Journal of Structural Optimization, 22(1), 65-82, 2001
  • Hardee, E., Chang, K.H., Tu, J., Choi, K.K., Grindeanu, I., and Yu, X., CAD-Based Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization, Advances in Engineering Software, 30(3), 153~175, 1999
  • Hardee, E., Chang, K.H., Grindeanu, I., Yoon, S., Kaneko, M., and Chen, J.S., A Structural Nonlinear Analysis Workspace (SNAW) Based on Meshless Methods, Advances in Engineering Software, 30(3), 185~199, 1999
  • Grindeanu, I., Choi, K.K., Chen, J.S., and Chang, K.H., Design Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization of Hyperelastic Structures Using a Meshless Method, AIAA Journal, 37(8), 990-997, 1999
  • Chang, K.H., Silva, J., and Bryant, I., Concurrent Design and Manufacturing for Mechanical Systems, Concurrent Engineering Research and Applications (CERA) Journal, 7(4), 290~308, 1999
  • Gan, R.Z., Sun, Q., Wood, M.W., and Chang, K.H., Middle Ear Mechanics, Finite Element Modeling and Human Temporal Bone Studies, ASME-Publications-BED, 42(Edited by Goel, V.K.), 237-238, 1999
  • Grindeanu, I., Chang, K.H., Choi, K.K., and Chen, J.S., Design Sensitivity Analysis of Hyperelastic Structures Using a Meshless Method, AIAA Journal, 36(4), 618~627, 1998
  • Yu, X., Chang, K.H., and Choi, K.K., Probabilistic Structural Durability Prediction, AIAA Journal, 36(4), 628~637, 1998
  • Chang, K.H., Choi, K.K., Wang, J., Tsai, C.S., and Hardee, E., A Multi-Level Product Model for Simulation-Based Design of Mechanical Systems, Concurrent Engineering Research and Applications (CERA) Journal, 6(2), 131~144, 1998
  • Rusu-Casandra, A., Grindeanu, I., and Chang, K.H., Sizing Design Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization of a Hemispherical Shell With a Nonradial Penetrated Nozzle, ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 120(3), 238~243, 1998
  • Grindeanu, I., Choi, K.K., and Chang, K.H., Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization of Thermoelastic Structures for Durability, ASME Journal for Mechanical Design, 120(3), 491~500, 1998
  • Hwang, H-Y., Choi, K.K., and Chang, K.H., Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization Using p-Version Finite Element Analysis, Mechanics of Structures and Machines, 25(1), 103~137, 1997
  • Chang, K.H., Yu, X., and Choi, K.K., Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis And Optimization For Structural Durability, International Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering, 40, 1719~1743, 1997
  • Yu, X., Choi, K.K., and Chang, K.H., A Mixed Design Approach For Probabilistic Structural Durability, Journal of Structural Optimization, 14, 81~90, 1997
  • Hwang, H-Y., Choi, K.K., and Chang, K.H., Second-Order Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis Using a p-Version Finite Element Tool, Journal of Structural Optimization, 14, 91~99, 1997
  • Chang, K.H., Choi, K.K., Tsai, C.S., Chen, C.J., Choi, B.S., and Yu, X., Design Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization Tool (DSO) for Shape Design Applications, Computing Systems in Engineering, 6(2), 151~175, 1995
  • Choi, K.K. and Chang, K.H., A Study on Velocity Field Computation for Shape Design Optimization, Journal of Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 15, 317~341, 1994
  • Choi, K.K. and Chang, K.H., Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization of Elastic Solids, invited paper, Chapter 21, Structural Optimization: Status & Promise: a new volume in the AIAA 'Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics' series, edited by Manohar P. Kamat, 569~610, 1993
  • Chang, K.H. and Choi, K.K., Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization for Spatially Rotating Objects, Journal of Structural Optimization, 6(4), 216~226, 1993
  • Khera, S.C., Goel, V.K., Gurusami, S., Chen, R.C.S., and Chang, K.H., Changes in Stress Gradients in Human Teeth: Effects of Cavity Preparations and Restorative Materials, Journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 24, 96~99, 1993
  • Chang, K.H. and Choi, K.K., A Geometry Based Shape Design Parameterization Method For Elastic Solids, Mechanics of Structures and Machines, 20(2), 215~252, 1992
  • Chang, K.H. and Choi, K.K., An Error Analysis and Mesh Adaptation Method For Shape Design of Elastic Solids, Computers and Structures, 44(6), 1275~1289, 1992
  • Goel, V.K., Khera, S.C., Ralston, J.L., and Chang, K.H., Stresses at The Dentinoenamel Junction of Human Teeth -- A Finite Element Investigation, Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 66(4), 451~460, 1991
  • Chang, K.H. and Santos, J.L.T., Distributed Design Sensitivity Computations on a Network of Computers, Computers and Structures, 37(3), 265~275, 1990

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