Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Computing Cutter Engagement Values in Milling Tessellated Free-Form Surfaces
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)High speed milling (HSM) has great potential use in die/mold cutting, but traditional machining plans do exploit HSM capabilities effectively. An important consideration in HSM is to limit cutting ... -
Parallelized Direct Search of a Binary Objective
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Many scientific and engineering problems are solved by utilizing simulations of computationally intensive mathematical models within massive design spaces. As a result, parametric studies of these ... -
Methodology and Tools to Support Knowledge Management in Topology Optimization
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Topological optimization (TO) tools are today widely employed in several engineering fields (e.g., construction, aeronautics, aerospace, and automotive). The diffusion of these tools is due to ... -
Dual Representation Methods for Efficient and Automatable Analysis of 3D Plates
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)It is well recognized that 3D finite element analysis is inappropriate for analyzing thin structures such as plates and shells. Instead, a variety of highly efficient and specialized 2D methods ... -
Robust Design for Fixture Layout in Multistation Assembly Systems Using Sequential Space Filling Methods
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Fixture layout robust design of multistation manufacturing systems aims for an optimal design that enables the dimensional variation of a product insensitive to the variations of process variables ... -
Geometry of Signed Point-to-Surface Distance Function and Its Application to Surface Approximation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)This paper presents a unified framework for computing a surface to approximate a target shape defined by discrete data points. A signed point-to-surface distance function is defined, and its ... -
Variability and Component Criticality in Component Reuse and Remanufacturing Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Different operations, such as take-back, cleaning, and repair, lead to high system variability rendering remanufacturing systems difficult to manage. Even when a product is successfully remanufactured, ... -
Sensor Augmented Virtual Reality Based Teleoperation Using Mixed Autonomy
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)A multimodal teleoperation interface is introduced, featuring an integrated virtual reality (VR) based simulation augmented by sensors and image processing capabilities onboard the remotely operated ... -
Experimental Evaluation of Shared Control for Rehabilitation of Fine Motor Skills
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)We present the experimental results contrasting virtual fixtures (VFs) with a new shared control (SC) technique for rehabilitation of fine motor skills. The SC assistance algorithm used haptic ... -
Haptic Wrists: An Alternative Design Strategy Based on User Perception
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)A new three degree-of-freedom (3DOF) torque feedback wrist is being developed to be added to an existing 3DOF force feedback haptic device. It is difficult to find a satisfactory solution to ... -
Haptics-Enabled UAV Teleoperation Using Motion Capture Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)This paper describes a system for direct position and orientation control of remotely piloted aerial vehicles using haptic force feedback. Motion capture hardware is used to provide real-time ... -
Dynamic Model, Haptic Solution, and Human-Inspired Motion Planning for Rolling-Based Manipulation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)A virtual reality haptic system for capturing skillful human movements in control of a hemisphere rolling on a plane without slipping is presented in this paper. A dynamic model of this ... -
Stability Boundary for Haptic Rendering: Influence of Damping and Delay
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)The influence of viscous damping and delay on the stability of haptic systems is studied in this paper. The stability boundaries have been found by means of different approaches. Although the ... -
Exploring the Dimensions of Haptic Feedback Support in Manual Control
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)A promising way to support operators in a manual control task is to provide them with guiding feedback forces on the control device (e.g., the steering wheel). These additional forces can ... -
A Component Taxonomy as a Framework for Computational Design Synthesis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)In this paper, we present our findings on the development of a taxonomy for electromechanical components. In building this taxonomy, we have two main objectives: First, we strive to establish ... -
Improved Haptic Fidelity Via Reduced Sampling Period With an FPGA-Based Real-Time Hardware Platform
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)A haptic virtual environment is considered to be high-fidelity when the environment is perceived by the user to be realistic. For environments featuring rigid objects, perception of a high ... -
Surface Reconstruction Using Dexel Data From Three Sets of Orthogonal Rays
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Triple-dexel modeling is a geometric representation method, which depicts the intersection of a solid with rays cast in three orthogonal directions. Due to its fast Boolean operations, simple ... -
GPU-Based Real-Time Occlusion in an Immersive Augmented Reality Environment
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)In this paper, we present a prototype system, which uses CAVE-based virtual reality to enhance immersion in an augmented reality environment. The system integrates virtual objects into a real ... -
Extending the Scope of Quality Assurance of CAD Systems: Putting Underlying Engineering Principles, Theories, and Methods on the Spotlight
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)This paper introduces the idea of extending quality assurance efforts in the processes of development of computer aided design (CAD) software systems to include formal review or testing of ... -
A Dual Environment for 3D Modeling With User-Defined Freeform Features
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Modeling with freeform features has become the standard in computer-aided design. Features offer a high-level approach to modeling shapes. However, in most commercial modeling packages, only a ...