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Journal Articles

1.                  Yang, P. and Qian, X., "A general, accurate procedure for calculating molecular interaction force," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 337, No. 2, pp. 594 – 605, Sep 2009.

2.                  Yang, P., Schmidt, T. and Qian, X., "Direct Digital Design and Manufacturing from Massive Point-Cloud Data," Computer-Aided Design & Applications, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 685 – 699, 2009.

3.                  Yang, P. and Qian, X., "Direct Boolean Intersection between Acquired and Designed Geometry", Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 81- 94, Feb 2009.

4.                  Qian, X. and Horvath, I, "Editorial on Point-Based Computational Techniques", Journal Computer-Aided Design.

5.                  Huang, Y., Qian, X. and Chen, S., "Multi-Sensor Calibration through Iterative Registration and Fusion," Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 240 – 255, April 2009.

6.                  Zhang, D., Yang, P., and Qian, X., "Adaptive NC Path Generation from Massive Point Data with Bounded Error," ASME Transactions Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 131, 011001-113, Feb 2009.

7.                  Tian, F., Qian, X., and Villarrubia, J. S., "Blind estimation of general tip shape in AFM imaging," Ultramicroscopy, Vol. 109, No. 1, pp. 44 - 53, Dec 2008.

8.                  Yang, P. and Qian, X., "Adaptive Slicing of Moving Least Squares Surfaces: Toward Direct Manufacturing from Point Cloud Data," ASME Transactions Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 3, Sep 2008.

9.                  Huang, Y. and Qian, X., "An efficient sensing localization algorithm for free-form surface digitization," ASME Transactions Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 2, June 2008.

10.              Qian, X. and Villarrubia, J. S., "General Three-Dimensional Image Simulation and Surface Reconstruction in Scanning Probe Microscopy using a Dexel Representation," Ultramicroscopy, Vol. 107, No. 13, pp. 29 - 42, Dec 2007.

11.              Huang, Y. and Qian, X., "Dynamic B-spline Surface Reconstruction: Closing the Sensing-and-Modeling Loop in 3D Digitization," Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 39, No. 11, pp. 987-1002, Nov 2007.

12.              Huang, Y. and Qian, X., "A dynamic sensing-and-modeling approach to 3D point- and area-sensor integration," ASME Transactions Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 129, pp. 623- 635, June 2007.

13.              Yang, P. and Qian, X., "A B-spline based Approach to Heterogeneous Object Design and Analysis," Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 95 -111, Feb 2007.

14.              Qian, X., Robinson, D. M., and Ross, J., "Admissible Transformation Volume for Part Dimensional Quality Gauging," Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 37, No. 13, pp. 1335 - 1352, Nov 2005. 

15.              Qian, X. and Dutta, D., "Feature based design for heterogeneous objects," Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 36, No. 12, pp. 1263-1278, Oct 2004.

16.              Qian, X. and Dutta, D., "Direct Face Neighborhood Alteration for Heterogeneous Object Modeling," Computers and Graphics, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 943-961, Dec 2003.

17.              Qian, X. and Harding, K. G., "A Computational Approach for Optimal Sensor Setup," SPIE Journal Optical Engineering, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 1238-1248, May 2003.

18.              Qian, X. and Dutta, D., "Physics-based Modeling for Heterogeneous Objects," ASME Transactions Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 125, pp. 416-427, Sep 2003.

19.              Qian, X. and Dutta, D., "Design of Heterogeneous Turbine Blade," Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 319-329, March 2003.

20.              Qian, X. and Dutta, D., "Feature Based Fabrication in Layered Manufacturing," ASME Transactions Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 123, No. 3, 2001, pp 337-345.

21.              Qian, X., Xiang, W, and Zhou, J., "Contraint Driving Variational Geometry System ", Journal of Computer Engineering, China, Vol. 21, No.1, Jan 1995, pp.27-30.

22.              Qian, X., Xiang, W., and Zhou, J., "GHCAD: A Feature_based Design System ", Journal of Computer-Aided Drafting, Design and Manufacturing, Vol. 5, No.1, June 1995, pp.33-45.

23.              Qian, X., Xiang, W., and Zhou, J., "Rules based variational geometry system", Journal of Computer-Aided Design and Computer Graphics, Vol.7, No.3, July, 1995.

24.              Xiang, W., Qian, X., and Zhou, J., "3D Parametric Modeling based  on Features", China Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 4, Aug 1994, pp. 4-6.

25.              Wang, J., and Huang, H., Qian, X., and Zhou, J., "FMT: A Parametric Feature-based Modeling System", China Journal of High Technology Letter, Vol. 4, No. 7, July 1994, pp. 7-11.

Book Chapter

1.                 Qian, X. and Dutta, D., "Feature Methodologies for Heterogeneous Object Realization", Chapter 7, Software Solutions to Rapid Prototyping, Gibson, I. (Ed), Professional Engineering Publishing, UK, 2002.

Patent

1.                 Harding, K. G., Qian, X., and Demuth, R. S., "Methods and apparatus for generating a mask," United State Patent 7336374, Issue date: 2/26/2008.

2.                 Hu, Q., Harding, K. G., Ross, J., and Qian, X., "Methods and apparatus for inspecting an object," United States Patent 7301165, Issue date: 11/27/2007.

3.                 Qian, X. and Harding, Kevin G., "Coordinated polarization for shiny surface measurement," United States Patent 7092094, Issue date: 8/15/2006.

Refereed Conference Papers

1.                  Zhang, D. and Qian, X., "Adaptive scanning in atomic force microscopy," Proceedings of 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2009), Kobe, Japan May 12 ~ 17, 2009. (Finalist for Best Automation Paper Award)

2.                  Zhang, D., and Yang, P., and Qian, X., "Adaptive NC Path Generation from Massive Point Data with Bounded Error," Proceedings of the ASME 2008 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers & Information in Engineering Conference, New York, NY, Aug 2008.

3.                  Tian, F. and Qian, X., "Blind estimation of general tip shape in atomic force microscopy," Proceedings of the ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers & Information in Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, Sep 2007.

4.                  Huang, Y. and Qian, X., "An efficient sensing localization algorithm for free-form surface digitization," Proceedings of the ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers & Information in Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, Sep 2007.

5.                  Yang, P and Qian, X., "Adaptive slicing of moving least squares surfaces: toward direct manufacturing of point-set surfaces," Proceedings of the ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers & Information in Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, Sep 2007.

6.                  Yang, P. and Qian, X., "Direct computing of surface curvatures for point-set surfaces," Proceedings of 2007 IEEE/Eurographics Symposium on Point-based Graphics(PBG), Prague, Czech Republic, Sep. 2007. (Matlab source code)

7.                  Qian, X., Villarrubia, J., Tian, F. and Ronald, D., "Image simulation and surface reconstruction of undercut features in atomic force microscopy," Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control for Microlithography XXI. Edited by Archie, Chas N., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 6518, pp. 651811, 2007.

8.                  Qian, X. and Yang, P., "Integrated Design and Analysis for FGM," Multiscale and Functionally Graded Materials Conference 2006 (FGM 2006), Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct 15-18, 2006.

9.                  Huang, Y. and Qian, X., "A dynamic sensing-and-modeling approach to 3D point- and area-sensor integration," 2006 ASME International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Oct 8 -11, 2006, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

10.              Huang, Y. and Qian, X. "A stochastic approach to surface reconstruction," Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2006 , ASME 2006 International Design Engineering Technical Conference & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, September 10-13, 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

11.              Qian, X. and Yang P., "Computing Admissible Transformation Volume," ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, CA, Sept 2005.

12.              Harding, Kevin G, and Qian, X, "Two- and Threee-Dimensional Vision Systems for Inspection, Control and Metrology," Proceedings of SPIE, Photonics East, Vol. 5265-16,  Oct 29-30, 2003

13.              Qian, X. and Harding, Kevin G., "Partitioning positional and normal space for fast occlusion detection," ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Chicago, IL, Sept, 2003.

14.              Qian, X. and Dutta, D., "Physics based B-spline heterogeneous object modeling," ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sept 2001

15.              Li, X., Mikulec, T., Dai, W., and Qian, X., "A Generic Methodology for Chamber Flame Geometry Modeling," SAE Technical Paper Series 2000-01-2797, SAE International Fall Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exposition Baltimore, Maryland, October 16-19, 2000.

16.              Qian, X. and Dutta, D., "Feature-based Slicing for Layered Manufacturing", ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Las Vegas, Neveda, September, 1999.

17.              Qian, X. and Dutta, D., "An Architecture for Interoperability of Layered Manufacturing Data" , ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Atlanta, September, 1998

18.              Qian, X., Xiang, W., and Zhou, J., "Research and development in feature-based parametric modeling",Fourth Int. Conference on Computer Aided Design and Computer Graphics, Wuhan, China, Oct, 1995, published by SPIE.

19.              Xiang, W., Huang, T., Qian, X., and Zhou, J., "An Approach to Feature-based Parametric Solid Modeling", Proceedings of The Third International Conference on Computer-Aided Design and Computer Graphics, by International Academic Publisher, Beijing, 1993, pp.406-411.

Refereed Abstracts (Conference Papers)

1.                  Qian, X. and Dutta, D., "Design for Layered Manufacturing", Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium 1999, Austin, Texas, Aug 9-11, 1999.

2.                  Qian, X. and Dutta, D., "Features in Layered Manufacturing", SIAM Workshop on Mathematical Foundations for Features in Computer-Aided Design, Engineering and Manufacturing, Oct 22-23, 98, Troy, Michigan.

3.                  Qian, X. and Dutta, D., "Features in the Layered Manufacturing of Heterogeneous Objects", Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium 1998, Austin, Texas, Aug 10-12, 1998.

Publications in Popular Press/Magazine

1.                  Harding, K. G. and Qian, X., "Phase Shifting Based 3D Systems," Machine Vision Technical Paper, http://www.machinevisiononline.org/public/articles/Phase_Shifting_3D_Systems.pdf, May 2004.