Abstract: An approach for the automatic generation and refinement of finite element meshes over nonconvex domains subdivided by multibody connected, rigid body-movable subdomains has been developed. The ...

Abstract: An approach for the automatic generation and refinement of three-dimensional finite element meshes subdivided by multiply connected, rigid body movable subdomains has been developed. A combination ...

Abstract: Based on a problem decomposition strategy and a symbolic kinematic loop pattern matching technique, a new method for planar mechanism kinematic analysis has been uncovered. Since this approach ...

Abstract: Automatic mechanism sketching can be considered to be a computational approach for converting the graph representation of a mechanism into its skeleton diagram representation, subject to the ...

Abstract: A new knowledge-based approach for the synthesis of mechanisms, referred to as Pattern Matching Synthesis, has been developed based on a combination of committee machine and Hopfield neutral ...

Abstract: An analytical method for the explicit identification of redundant constraints in multiple-loop spatial mechanisms is presented. The kinematic constraint equations for each independent loop of ...

Abstract: Hybrid optimization, a new approach to design optimization employing both symbolic reasoning and algorithmic analysis, has been applied to the design of kinematic pairs in mechanisms. This hybrid ...

Abstract: Since techniques for both polygon-to-polygon clipping and polygon-to-object boundary (contour) clipping have been developed, it appears that the visibility problem may exhibit potential for improvement ...

Abstract: The use of a perforated, titanium funicular shell to support the proximal femoral cortex in total hip arthroplasty was evaluated with the aid of both analytical and numerical techniques. The ...