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RISSome Advancements to Visualizing Constrained Functions and Inequalities of Two Variables
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Based on the problem of visualizing the potential energy of a two-degree-of-freedom spring-mass system restrained by an elastic string, several advancements to visualizing functions with constraints ...
Improved Display Methods of Single-valued Functions of Two Variables
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Based on the depth-sorting hidden-line removal algorithm, new methods of producing silhouette and raised level-curve diagrams with the hidden-lines removed of single-valued functions of two variables ...
A Unified Approach to the Assembly Condition of Epicyclic Gears
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The paper gives a general method for determining the assembly condition of epicyclic gears, irrespective of the structure or gear type. According to the method, an associated mechanism is ...
New Concepts on Two-Dimensional Data Visualization With Applications in Engineering Analysis and Design
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The use of information visualization in engineering analysis and design has increased exponentially, making it indispensable in science and engineering education. In this paper, several new concepts ...
Kinematic Analysis of Epicyclic Bevel Gear Trains With Matroid Method
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The paper presents a novel technique for the kinematic analysis of bevel gear trains using the incidence matrices of an edge-oriented graph of the mechanism. The kinematic equations are then ...
Initial Estimates in the Design of Central-Lever Steering Linkages
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Parametric design charts are proposed for the central-lever steering linkage, generated for simplified reference configuration mechanisms, the geometry of which is defined by only four parameters. ...
Initial Estimates in the Design of Rack-and-Pinion Steering Linkages
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Based on recent results concerning the occurrence of function cognates in Watt II linkages, it is shown that only 3 geometric parameters are sufficient for defining the kinematic function of ...
Instant-Center Based Force Transmissivity and Singularity Analysis of Planar Linkages
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The instant centers of velocity (ICs) of most planar mechanisms can be determined as the intersection of the lines of centers, also known as Aronhold–Kennedy lines, along which the ICs of ...
Application of Matroid Method in Kinematic Analysis of Parallel Axes Epicyclic Gear Trains
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A novel method for kinematic analysis of parallel-axes epicyclic gear trains is presented, called the incidence and transfer method, which uses the incidence matrices associated with the edge-oriented ...
Teeth-Number Synthesis of a Multispeed Planetary Transmission Using an Estimation of Distribution Algorithm
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The gear-teeth number synthesis of an automatic planetary transmission used in automobiles is formulated as a constrained optimization problem that is solved with the aid of an Estimation of ...