Assistant Prof. Dr. Yiğit Karpat

 

Bilkent University

Department of Industrial Engineering

Bilkent, Ankara, TURKEY 06800

http://www.ie.bilkent.edu.tr

 

Phone: +90 312 290 22 63

Email: ykarpat@bilkent.edu.tr

 

TEACHING

 

IE 271 Operations Analysis and Design

 

IE 262 Manufacturing Processes

 

GE 401/402 Innovative Product Design (IE)

 

 

CURRENT RESEARCH TOPICS

 

·        Finite Element Modeling of Machining Titanium Alloy Ti6AL4V – funded by Tubitak (2009-2010)

·        Machining of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites (CFRP) – funded by TUSAS-TAI A.S (2009-2011)

·        Development of Intelligent Miniature Machining Centers– funded by Tubitak  (in collab. with Dr. Sinan Filiz(PI)) (2010-2013)

·        Physics Based Modeling and Optimization of Machining Processes

·        Robotic Machining

·        Sustainability and Green Manufacturing

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Y.Karpat, “Investigation of the Effect of Cutting Tool Edge Radius on Material Separation due to Ductile Fracture in Machining”, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2009.

 

T. Özel, Y. Karpat, and A. Srivastava, "Hard Turning with Variable Micro-Geometry PcBN Tools," CIRP Annals – Manufacturing Technology, Vol 57, 2008, 73-76.

 

Y. Karpat and T. Özel, "Mechanics of High Speed Cutting with Curvilinear Edge Tools," International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 2008.

 

Y. Karpat and T. Özel, “Analytical and Thermal Modeling of High-Speed Machining with Chamfered Tools,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 2008.

 

T. Özel, Y. Karpat, L. Figueira and J. P. Davim, "Modelling of Surface Finish and Tool Wear in Hard Turning of AISI D2 Steel Using Ceramic Wiper Inserts," Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2007.

 

T. Özel, Y. Karpat, "Identification of Constitutive Material Model Parameters for High-Strain Rate Metal Cutting Conditions Using Evolutionary Computational Algorithms," International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2006.

 

Y. Karpat and T. Özel, "Multi-Objective Optimization For Turning Processes Using Neural Network Modeling And Dynamic-Neighborhood Particle Swarm Optimization," International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2006.

 

Y. Karpat and T. Özel, “Predictive Analytical and Thermal Modeling of Orthogonal Cutting Process. Part II: Effect of Tool Flank Wear on Tool Forces, Stresses and Temperature Distributions,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol 128, pp 435- 444, 2006

 

Y. Karpat and T. Özel, “Predictive Analytical and Thermal Modeling of Orthogonal Cutting Process. Part I: Predictions of Tool Forces, Stresses and Temperature Distributions,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol 128, pp 445- 453, 2006

 

T. Ozel, Y. Karpat, “Predictive Modeling of Surface Roughness and Tool Wear in Hard Turning using Regression and Neural Networks”, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Vol 45, pp 467-479, 2005.

 

CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

 

Y. Karpat, “Titanyum Alaşımı Ti-6Al-4V Malzemesinin Ortagonal Kesilmesi Esnasında İşlem Değişkenlerinin En Az Enerji Temelli bir Model ile Hesaplanması”, 1. Ulusaş Talaşlı İmalat Sempozyumu, Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi, 2-3 Ekim 2009.

 

İ. Keleş, Y. Karpat, “Optimization of multi-pass turning operations using swarm intelligence”, 29th National Operations Research and Industrial Engineering Conference, June 2009.

 

Y.Karpat, “Finite Element Simulation of Machining Titanium Ti-6Al-4V Alloy”, 5th International Conference And Exhibition on Desing and Production of Machines and Dies/Molds, June 2009, Kusadasi, Aydin, TURKEY

 

Y.Karpat, “Finite Element Modeling of Machining Titanium Alloy Ti-6Al-4V Using A Modified Material Model”, 12th CIRP Conference on Modeling of Machining Operations, San Sebastian, Spain, May 2009.

 

Y.Karpat, “Investigation of Ductile Fracture Mechanics and Cutting Tool Edge Radius on The Size Effect in Machining”, 13th International Conference on Machine Design and Production, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey.

 

Y. Karpat and T. Özel “3-D FEA of Hard Turning: Investigation of PCBN Cutting Tool Micro-Geometry Effects”, in press, NAMRC XXXV 2007.

 

Y. Karpat and T. Özel, “An Integrated Analytical Thermal Model For Orthogonal Cutting With Chamfered Tools”, Transactions of North American Manufacturing Research Institute Vol. XXXIV, 2006.

 

Y. Karpat and T. Özel, “Swarm-Intelligent Neural Network System (SINNS) Based Multi-Objective Optimization of Hard Turning,” Transactions of North American Manufacturing Research Institute, Vol. XXXIV, pp. 9-16, 2006.

 

Y. Karpat, E. Zeren, T. Özel, “Workpiece Material Model Based Predictions for Machining Processes”, Transactions of North American Manufacturing Research Institute, Vol XXXIII, 2005.

 

Y. Karpat and T. Özel, “Hard Turning Optimization Using Neural Network Modeling and Swarm Intelligence,” Transactions of North American Manufacturing Research Institute, Vol. XXXIII, 2005,  pp. 179-186.

 

Y. Karpat, T. Özel, J. Sockman, W. Shaffer, "Design and Analysis of Variable Micro-Geometry Tooling for Machining Using 3-D Process Simulations," Proceedings of International Conference on Smart Machining Systems, March 13-15, 2007 National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.

 

Y. Karpat and T. Özel, “Identification of Friction Factors for Chamfered and Honed Tools Through Slip-Line Field Analysis”, 2006 ASME Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering. October 8-11, 2006, Ypsilanti, Michigan

 

Y. Karpat and T. Özel, “An Analytical-Thermal Modeling Approach for Predicting Forces, Stresses and Temperatures in Machining with Worn Tools,” Proceedings of IMECE’05, 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Orlando, Florida, November 5-11, 2005.

 

T. Özel and Y. Karpat, "Predictive Modeling of Hard Turning Processes Using Neural Networks," CD Proceedings of 13th Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC), Extended Abstract, May 15-19, 2004, Houston, Texas.

 

T. Özel and Y. Karpat, "Prediction of Surface Roughness and Tool Wear in Finish Dry Hard Turning Using Back Propagation Neural Networks",  Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Production Research  (ICPR), August 3-7, 2003, Blacksburg, Virginia