Abstract: Graphical methods for synthesizing planar four-bar linkage motion generators to pass through two or three precision positions are well known. However, the practicality of these methods is limited ...

Abstract: Altmann’s equations for describing the residual stresses in center-wound rolled webs are solved to determine the winding stress necessary to produce prescribed residual stress distributions in the ...

Abstract: The ability to share data among the numerous software applications used to design and analyze products is an important aspect of computer integrated manufacturing. In the past, data sharing has ...

Abstract: Interoperability characterizes the ability of computer-aided design (CAD) models to accurately represent objects in concurrent engineering environments. The diagnostic set of available software for ...

Abstract: A new approach to the synthesis of planar linkage mechanisms with approximate velocity constraints is proposed. The paper presents the first closed-form complex-number dyad solution to the ground ...

Abstract: Efficient high-speed on/off valves are an enabling technology for applying digital control techniques such as pulse-width-modulation (PWM) to hydraulic systems. Virtually variable displacement pumps ...

Abstract: A new approach to the synthesis of planar linkage mechanisms with fuzzy constraints is proposed. Design methods for two exact positions and an unlimited number of approximate positions are ...