Publications

A. Ramesh, K. Bose and K. M. Lawton, “Modeling the Creep Behavior of Torsional Springs”,Abaqus Users’ Conference Proceedings, May 19-22, 2008, Newport, Rhode Island.

D. Ren, K. M. Lawton and J. A. Miller, “A double-pass interferometer for measurement of dimensional changes”, Measurement Science and Technology, 19(2) 2008.

D. Ren, J. A. Miller and K. M. Lawton, “Uncertainty in measurements of dimensional changes from an interferometric dilatometer”, Proceedings of the 2007 Annual Meeting of the ASPE, Dallas, TX, 340-343.

K. M. Lawton, K. C. Lynn and D. Ren, “The measurement of creep of elgiloy springs with a balanced interferometer”, Precision Engineering: Journal of the International Societies for Precision Engineering, 2007, 31(3) 325-329.

D. Ren, K. M. Lawton and J. A. Miller, “Application of cat’s-eye retroreflector in micro-displacement measurement”, Precision Engineering: Journal of the International Societies for Precision Engineering, 2007, 31(1), 68-71.

D. Ren and K. M. Lawton, “Double-pass balanced interferometer for nanoscale dilatometry”, Provisional patent application, USPTO 60/881, 544, 01/22/2007

D. Ren, K. M. Lawton and J. A. Miller, “Application of cat’s-eye retroreflector in micro-displacement measurement”, Proceedings of the 20th Annual Meeting of the ASPE, Norfolk, VA, 379-382, October 2005.

D. Ren, K. M. Lawton and S. R. Patterson, “Highly Stable Measurements of Springs on an OCMM”, Proceedings of the 19th Annual Meeting of the ASPE, Orlando, FL, 470-473, October 2004.

K. Inampudi, K. Lawton, H. Cherukuri, E. Morse. “Uncertainty in soakout time estimation”, NCSL International 2004 Annual Workshop & Symposium, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 2004.

K. M. Lawton, S. R. Patterson and R. G. Keanini, “Direct contact packed bed thermal gradient attenuators: theoretical analysis and experimental results”, Review of Scientific Instruments, 2003, 74(5) 2886-2893.

K. M. Lawton, S. R. Patterson and D. Ren, “Dimensional Stability of 17-7 Stainless Steel Springs”, Proceedings of the 17th Annual Meeting of the ASPE, St. Louis, MO, 353-356, 2002.

K. M. Lawton,S. R. Patterson, and R. G. Keanini, Spherical Element Thermal Gradient Attenuator, UNC-Charlotte Invention Report COEN-MEGR-IR-2002-05.

K. M. Lawton and S. R. Patterson, “Long-term Relative Stability of Thermistors: Part Two”, Precision Engineering: Journal of the International Societies for Precision Engineering, 2002, 26(3) 340-345.

K. M. Lawton,S. R. Patterson, and R. G. Keanini, “Precision Temperature Control of High-Throughput Fluid Flows: Theoretical and Experimental Analysis”, J. Heat Transfer, 2001, 23(4) 796-802.

K. M. Lawton and S. R. Patterson, “Long-term Relative Stability of Thermistors”, Precision Engineering: Journal of the International Societies for Precision Engineering, 2001, 25(1) 24-28.

K. M. Lawton and S. R. Patterson, “A High Stability Air Temperature Control System”, Precision Engineering: Journal of the International Societies for Precision Engineering, 2000, 24(2) 174-182.

K. M. Lawton, S. R. Patterson and V. G. Badami, “Sub-milliKelvin On-off Temperature Controller”, Proceedings of the 15th Annual Meeting of the ASPE, Scottsdale, AZ, 280-283, 2000.