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32
Citations
3991
World Ranking
3169
National Ranking
1076

Overview

Kazuo Yamazaki is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a significant number of publications in mechanical engineering and related subfields.

The scientist has contributed extensively to areas including:

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization
  • Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques
  • Laser Material Processing Techniques
  • Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses

The main fields of study covered in their works are engineering and its subfields:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Kazuo Yamazaki include:

  • Hideki Aoyama
  • Masakazu Soshi
  • Masahiro Ueda
  • Kyle Odum
  • H. Kawakami

The scientist's research has been published in a variety of venues often associated with precision engineering and advanced manufacturing technologies. Key publication venues include:

  • Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering
  • Precision Engineering
  • Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • Progress in Additive Manufacturing

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kazuo Yamazaki include:

  • "High productivity fluence based control of Directed Energy Deposition (DED) part geometry," 2021, Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • "Development of an additive and subtractive hybrid manufacturing process planning strategy of planar surface for productivity and geometric accuracy," 2020, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • "Cloud-based thermal error compensation with a federated learning approach," 2022, Precision Engineering
  • "Design and Testing of a WAAM Retrofit Kit for Repairing Operations on a Milling Machine," 2021, Machines
  • "A study on the effect of directed energy deposition substrate energy on clad geometry," 2020, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Best Publications

  • Open Controller Architecture – Past, Present and Future

    Günter Pritschow;Yusuf Altintas;Francesco Jovane;Yoram Koren

  • Adaptive interpolation scheme for NURBS curves with the integration of machining dynamics

    Xianbing Liu;Fahad Ahmad;Kazuo Yamazaki;Masahiko Mori

  • A fundamental study on Ti–6Al–4V's thermal and electrical properties and their relation to EDM productivity

    Peter Fonda;Zhigang Wang;Kazuo Yamazaki;Yuji Akutsu

  • Plasma activated sintering of additive-free AlN powders to near-theoretical density in 5 minutes

    Joanna R. Groza;Subhash H. Risbud;Kazuo Yamazaki

  • Simultaneous Synthesis and Densification of MoSi2 by Field‐Activated Combustion

    I. J. Shon;Z. A. Munir;K. Yamazaki;K. Shoda

  • A study on the micro tooling for micro/nano milling

    Xiang Cheng;Zhigang Wang;Kazuo Nakamoto;Kazuo Yamazaki

  • PAS (Plasma activated sintering): Transient sintering process control for rapid consolidation of powders

    K. Yamazaki;S.H. Risbud;H. Aoyama;K. Shoda

  • Development of ultra-precision machining system with unique wire EDM tool fabrication system for micro/nano-machining

    X. Cheng;K. Nakamoto;M. Sugai;S. Matsumoto

  • A study on the quality of micro-machined surfaces on tungsten carbide generated by PCD micro end-milling

    Kazuo Nakamoto;Kazutoshi Katahira;Hitoshi Ohmori;Kazuo Yamazaki

  • Machine tool component error extraction and error compensation by incorporating statistical analysis

    Weidong Zhu;Zhigang Wang;Kazuo Yamazaki

  • An accurate adaptive NURBS curve interpolator with real-time flexible acceleration/deceleration control

    Daoshan Du;Yadong Liu;Xingui Guo;Kazuo Yamazaki

  • An intelligent NC program processor for CNC system of machine tool

    Yadong Liu;Xingui Guo;Wei Li;Kazuo Yamazaki

  • Recognition of machining features and feature topologies from NC programs

    Xiren Yan;Kazuo Yamazaki;Jiancheng Liu

  • A study on machining of binder-less polycrystalline diamond by femtosecond pulsed laser for fabrication of micro milling tools

    Yoshinori Ogawa;Michiharu Ota;Kazuo Nakamoto;Tomohiro Fukaya

  • Autonomously Proficient CNC Controller for High-Performance Machine Tools Based on an Open Architecture Concept

    Kazuo Yamazaki;Yoshimaro Hanaki;Masahiko Mori;Kazusaka Tezuka

  • Design and development of PCD micro straight edge end mills for micro/ nano machining of hard and brittle materials †

    Xiang Cheng;Zhigang Wang;Kazuo Nakamoto;Kazuo Yamazaki

  • The design of a NURBS pre-interpolator for five-axis machining

    Wei Li;Yadong Liu;Kazuo Yamazaki;Makoto Fujisima

  • Mechanical alloying processing and rapid plasma activated sintering consolidation of nanocrystalline iron-aluminides

    M.A. Venkataswamy;J.A. Schneider;J.R. Groza;A.K. Mukherjee

  • Effect of atmospheric-pressure plasma jet on polycrystalline diamond micro-milling of silicon carbide

    Kazutoshi Katahira;Hitoshi Ohmori;Shogo Takesue;Jun Komotori

  • Design and development of a micro polycrystalline diamond ball end mill for micro/nano freeform machining of hard and brittle materials

    X Cheng;Z G Wang;K Nakamoto;K Yamazaki

  • Hemispherical wineglass resonators fabricated from the microcrystalline diamond

    Amir Heidari;Mei-Lin Chan;Hsueh-An Yang;Gerardo Jaramillo

  • WEDM condition parameter optimization for PCD microtool geometry fabrication process and quality improvement

    Peter Fonda;Kazutoshi Katahira;Yutaka Kobayashi;Kazuo Yamazaki

  • A Geometrical Simulation System of Ball End Finish Milling Process and Its Application for the Prediction of Surface Micro Features

    Xianbing Liu;Masakazu Soshi;Abhijit Sahasrabudhe;Kazuo Yamazaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Subhash H. Risbud
Subhash H. Risbud University of California, Davis
David A. Horsley
David A. Horsley University of California, Davis
Liwei Lin
Liwei Lin University of California, Berkeley
Amiya K. Mukherjee
Amiya K. Mukherjee University of California, Davis
Jae Wan Park
Jae Wan Park University of California, Davis
Fetah Benabid
Fetah Benabid Xlim Research Institute
Rajiv S. Mishra
Rajiv S. Mishra University of North Texas
Ichiro Inasaki
Ichiro Inasaki Keio University
Mamoru Mitsuishi
Mamoru Mitsuishi University of Tokyo
Yusuf Altintas
Yusuf Altintas University of British Columbia

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