The Ohio State University

Associate Professor


B.S. 1982; Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester
M.S. 1983; Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester
Ph.D.1995; Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Room E507
201 W. 19th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210

614-292-4474

Email: luscher.3

Thrust Area(s): Design and Manufacturing

Research

Research programs are active in the major areas of fastenless assembly of plastic parts, the development and improvement of rapid tooling systems, design for assembly and manufacturing, product design, plastic part design, tolerance synthesis, and structural design. The Integral Attachment Program (IAP) has been formed by Professor Luscher as an industrial consortium to develop portions of this research. The goal of this program is to make dramatic increases in the performance of mechanical fastening systems of plastic parts. Specific research areas include assembly modeling and part nesting, analysis of snapfits, development of ASTM testing standards, and development of novel and innovative fastening features.

Typical graduate projects have included the following:

• Creation of an assembly rating program which will analyze the kinematic constraint of all fasteners in an assembly
• Modeling the shrinkage and errors in plastic gears
• Gas injection molding of plastic gears
• Design and fabrication of a portable geodesic dome for high-altitude ice core drilling
• Fundamental understanding of retention in snap-fits and other fastening systems
• A kinematic rating scheme for mechanical assemblies based on screw theory
• Response surface models for several snap-fit topologies

Selected Publications

1. Gaurav Suri and Anthony Luscher, “Development of Analytical Model of Cantilever Hook Performance,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 128, No. 2; March 2006, pp. 479-493

2. R. Annamalai, J.D. West, A. Luscher, and V.V. Subramaniam, “Electrophoretic Drawing of Continuous Fibers of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes,” Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 98, No. 10, pp. 114307; November 15, 2005. (Also selected for publication in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology; December 19, 2005 issue.)

3. Luscher, A., Frysinger, C., Lee S., “Increasing Bolted Joint Capacity through Particle Enhanced Sealants,” International Journal of Materials and Product Technology (IJMPT), Vol. 29, No. 3; 2002

4. Oggero, E., Pagnacco, G., Berme, N., Kinzel, G., Luscher, A., "Force Transducer Design: A New Approach Combining Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis and Robust Design," Journal of Biomedical Sciences & Instrumentation, (200I) Instrument Society of America

5. Douglas Bodman and Anthony F. Luscher, “An Experimental Study of Percent Engagement and Robustness of Injection Molded Snap-Fits,” Journal of Injection Molding Technology, Vol. 4, No. 3; September 2000, pp. 126-136

6. David A. Nichols and Anthony F. Luscher, “Numerical Modeling of a Post & Dome Snap-Fit Feature,” Research in Engineering Design, (2000) 12: 103-111

7. Anthony Luscher, Donald Houser, and Chris Snow, “An Investigation of the Geometry and Transmission Error of Injection Molded Gears,” Journal of Injection Molding Technology, Vol. 4, No. 4; December 2000, pp. 177-190

8. Gaurav Suri and Anthony F. Luscher, “Structural Abstraction in Snap-Fit Analysis,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 122; December 2000, pp.395-402

9. Gaurav Suri and Anthony F. Luscher, “Evaluation of Metrics for the Rating and Optimization of Snap-Fits,” Research in Engineering Design, (2000) 12: 191-203

10. Luscher, A., Houser, D., Snow, C., " An Investigation of the Geometry and Transmission Error of Injection Molded Gears," Journal of Injection Molding Technology, December 2000, Vol. 4, No. 4, Society of Plastic Engineers

11. Suri, G., and Luscher, A., Structural Abstraction in Snap-fit Analysis, Journal of Mechanical Design, December 2000, Vol. 122, pp. 395-402, Transactions of the ASME

12. Nichols, D., and Luscher, A., Numerical Modeling of a Post & Dome Snap-fit Assembly, Research in Engineering Design, (2000) 12: 103-111, Springer-Verlag, London

13. Bodmann, D. and Luscher, A., An Experimental Study of Percent Engagement and Robustness of Injection Molded Snap-fits, Journal of Injection Molding Technology, September 2000, Vol. 4, No. 3, Society of Plastic Engineers

14. Nichols. D., Luscher, A., "Generation of Design Data Through Numerical Modeling of a Post and Dome Feature," The Journal of Engineering Design, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 201-218, UK

15. Suri. G., Luscher. A., Evaluation Metrics for the Optimization of Snap-fit Features, Journal of Research in Engineering Design, 2000, Vol. 12, pp. 191-203, Springer-Verlag, UK