Abstract: Much of the decision-making in the real world takes place in an environment in which the goals, the constraints and the consequences of possible actions are not known precisely. To deal ...

Abstract: The problem of the design of box-type bridge girders for electric overhead traveling cranes is formulated as a minimum weight design problem with inequality constraints. The restrictions placed ...

Abstract: The concepts of system reliability are applied for the structural reliability analysis and design of epicyclic gear trains. The reliability analysis is based on the representation of an epicyclic ...

Abstract: In any real-world manufacturing situation, the problem of determining the optimum machining conditions involves not only empirical data but also imprecise information. Uncertain factors may need ...

Abstract: An equation of motion governing the free, in-plane vibrations of a circular ring is developed to include the effects of shear deformation and rotatory inertia. This equation is solved to find ...

Abstract: The problem of determining the optimum design parameters of single pass and multipass cold strip rolling is considered. The problem is formulated and solved as a constrained nonlinear programming ...

Abstract: A reliability based approach is presented for the minimum mass design of gear trains. The gear train is idealized as a weakest link kinematic chain and the optimum design is sought for a ...

Abstract: The application of minimum norm principle, similar to the principle of minimum potential energy, is presented for the general synthesis of cam motion. The approach involves the use of piecewise ...

Abstract: Piezoelectric materials are being used at an increasing rate by researchers in the areas of vibration, measurement and control. Due to their distinct features, these materials can be employed ...