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RISUsing Topology Optimization to Numerically Improve Barriers to Reverse Engineering
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Here explored is a method by which designers can use the tool of topology optimization to numerically improve barriers to reverse engineering. Recently developed metrics, which characterize the time (T) to reverse engineer ...
Why the Developing World Needs Mechanical Design
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The dramatic and often unjust difference between life in the developed versus developing parts of the world is striking. For example, roughly 3 billion people still burn biomass to cook their meals; more people in the world ...
Design for the Developing World: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Engineers face many challenges when designing for the developing world, which are not typically encountered in other design circumstances, such as a lack of understanding of language, culture, and context. These challenges ...
Assessing Global Needs When Identifying Potential Engineering for Global Development Projects
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: With limited time and resources available to carry out Engineering for Global Development (EGD) projects, it can be difficult to know where those resources should be allocated to have greater potential for meaningful impact. ...
Combining Direct and Indirect User Data for Calculating Social Impact Indicators of Products in Developing Countries
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Evaluating the social impacts of engineered products is critical to ensuring that products are having their intended positive impacts and learning how to improve product designs for a more positive social impact. Quantitative ...
Analysis of Perceived Social Impacts of Existing Products Designed for the Developing World, With Implications for New Product Development
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Engineered products often have more social impacts than are realized. A product review was conducted to bring this to light. In this paper, we show the extent to which different social impacts in 11 impact categories are ...
Characterizing the Effects of Learning When Reverse Engineering Multiple Samples of the Same Product
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Reverse engineering is the process of extracting information about a product from the product itself. An estimate of the barrier and time to extract information from any product is useful for the original designer and those ...
A Model for Quantifying System Evolvability Based on Excess and Capacity
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: An important factor in system longevity is servicephase evolvability, which is defined as the ability of a system to physically transform from one configuration to a more desirable configuration while in service. These ...
Evaluation of System Evolvability Based on Usable Excess
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Complex, largescale engineered systems are an integral part of modern society. The cost of these systems is often high, while their ability to react to emergent requirements can be low. This paper proposes evolvability, ...
Village Drill: A Case Study in Engineering for Global Development With Five Years of Data Post Market-Introduction
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents a case study in engineering for global development. It introduces the Village Drill, which is an engineered product that has—5 years after its introduction to the market—enabled hundreds of thousands ...