Abstract: Sensing for the system-wide diagnosis of dimensional faults in multi-fixture sheet metal assembly presents significant issues of complexity due to the number of levels of assembly and the number ...

Abstract: The laminar flow of a thin film past a vertical wall subjected to suction is studied. An approximate solution for small porosity is obtained in the accelerated region. A relation between film ...

Abstract: One of the first steps in removing a dam is the construction of a cofferdam so that demolition activities can proceed safely. The time necessary for removing a small low-head dam is often on the order of a few months. To ...

Abstract: Proposed in this paper is a paradigm for the qualitative synthesis of simple kinematic chains that is based on the concept of complexity. Qualitative synthesis is understood here as the number ...

Abstract: A total variation diminishing Runge-Kutta discontinuous Galerkin finite element method for the solution of one-dimensional (1D) shallow water flow equations for natural channels is presented. The hydrostatic pressure force ...

Abstract: The design of a robotic manipulator begins with the dimensioning of its various links to meet performance specifications. However, a methodology for the determination of the manipulator architecture, ...

Abstract: A similarity solution is presented for the steady free convection boundary layer flow past a horizontal flat plate embedded in a porous medium filled with nanofluids. The model used for the ...