Abstract: Vehicles are getting transformed from a single source of energy to dual or multiple sources of energy due to ever-increasing fuel problems and environment-related issues. Although hybrid vehicles provide environmental ...

Abstract: This paper presents kinematic and dynamic analysis of a holonomic vehicle with continuously-variable transmission. Four ball wheels, independently actuated by DC motors, enable for moving the ...

Abstract: The modern construction industry in the United States generated 5% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016. In an industry this large, it is inevitable that changes will detrimentally effect projects. Yet, ...

Abstract: Information lithography in manufacturing is a broad set of techniques for encoding sequences of bits as physical or behavioral features in physical parts. It is an effective approach for part traceability and anti-counterfeiting. ...

Abstract: Although the construction industry is a major component of the U.S. economy, it has been suffering from declining productivity for decades. The human element, project managers (PMs) in particular, are key in solving these ...

Abstract: The digitization of manufacturing has transformed the product realization process across many industries, from aerospace and automotive to medicine and healthcare. While this progress has accelerated product development ...