Abstract: The bill for creating the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) was signed into law by President Truman on May 10, 1950. Accordingly, the NSF is “to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, ...

Abstract: As we approach the 200th issue of the Journal in Jun. 2013, it would be timely to provide our readers with an overview of the evolution of the Journal of Mechanical Design (JMD). In this editorial, I focus on the early ...

Abstract: In this paper, a new method for optimum design of frame structures is presented. The method is based on a hierarchical decomposition of the structure into two-levels, namely, the bottom- and ...

Abstract: The idea behind this special supplement came out of discussions with the Editor, Dr. Michael McCarthy, about the need to present some recent advances in the area of risk-based and robust ...

Abstract: Sources of reducible uncertainty present a particular challenge to engineering design problems by forcing designers to make decisions about how much uncertainty to consider as acceptable in final ...

Abstract: In this paper, several new set quality metrics are introduced that can be used to evaluate the “goodness” of an observed Pareto solution set. These metrics, which are formulated in closed-form ...

Abstract: We present a deterministic non-gradient based approach that uses robustness measures in multi-objective optimization problems where uncontrollable parameter variations cause variation in the objective ...

Abstract: An approach in product line design is presented in which a line of products is selected while accounting for their market potential. In this approach, the product line design selection is ...

Abstract: An entropy-based metric is presented that can be used for assessing the quality of a solution set as obtained from multi-objective optimization techniques. This metric quantifies the “goodness” ...