Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Weight Sensation in Virtual Environments Using a Haptic Device With Air Jets
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)The research presented in this paper is the design and implementation of a force feedback hand master called AirGlove. The device uses six ports arranged in a Cartesian coordinate frame setting ... -
Measuring the Effectiveness of Presence and Immersive Tendencies on the Conceptual Design Review Process
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)This is the second and final publication analyzing presence, immersive tendencies of individuals, and design comprehension. The effectiveness measurement problem is described in this article by ... -
A Survey of Shape Similarity Assessment Algorithms for Product Design and Manufacturing Applications
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)Shape similarity assessment is a fundamental geometric reasoning problem that finds application in several different product design and manufacturing applications. A computationally efficient way ... -
Development of a Framework for Web-Based Product Platform Customization
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)Product customization is a value-added activity that can significantly increase sales by increasing customer satisfaction. Many companies are using product platforms to increase product variety and ... -
Shape Analysis and Parameterized Modeling of Hip Joint
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)This paper presented a new method of shape analysis of hip joint. The bony surfaces of 12 male hipbone specimens and 26 female hipbone specimens were scanned using a 3D laser scanner. After ... -
CADDAC: Multi-Client Collaborative Shape Design System with Server-based Geometry Kernel
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)New and efficient paradigms for web-based collaborative product design in a global economy will be driven by increased outsourcing, increased competition, and pressures to reduce product development ... -
“Highly Parallel Computations: Algorithms and Applications,” edited by M. P. Bekakos, WIT Press, 2001
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)The volume is part of a series on advances in High Performance Computing with contributors and editors coming from a varied international background. Previous titles in the series concentrated ... -
Geometric and Kinetic Model Based Computer-Aided Fixture Design Verification
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)Computer-aided fixture design (CAFD) techniques have advanced to the point that fixture configurations can be generated automatically, for both modular fixtures and dedicated fixtures. Computer-aided ... -
Algorithms for Computing Global Accessibility Cones
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)This paper describes algorithms for computing global accessibility cones for each face (i.e., the set of directions from which faces are accessible) on a polyhedral object. We describe exact ... -
Thin-Wall Calculation for Layered Manufacturing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)We describe a new algorithm for making partially hollow layered parts with thin, dense walls of approximately uniform thickness, for faster build times and reduced material usage. We have ... -
A Reverse Glue Approach to Automated Construction of Multi-Piece Molds
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)Mold design can be a difficult, time-consuming process. Determining how to split a mold cavity into multiple mold pieces (e.g., core, cavity) manually can be a tedious process. This paper ... -
Parametric Modeling of Part Family Machining Process Plans From Independently Generated Product Data Sets
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)Parametric modeling has become a widely accepted mechanism for generating data set variants for product families. These data sets include geometric models and feature-based process plans. They ... -
Feature-Based Optimization of Beam Structures Represented by Polygonal Meshes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)In this paper, a new shape optimization approach, feature-based optimization of beam structures, is proposed to provide an efficient optimization solution of beam components in complex mechanical ... -
Handling Solids of Revolution in Volume-Based Construction of Solid Models From Orthographic Views
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)Volume-based approaches to construct solid models from orthographic views have several advantages over the traditional bottom up approach that has been popular thus far. The main advantages ... -
Indexing and Retrieval in Metal Stamping Die Design Using Case-based Reasoning
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)This paper presents a case-based reasoning (CBR) methodology for metal stamping die design, that in particular addresses the indexing and retrieval of die design cases. A feature relation graph ... -
Feature Simplification Techniques for Freeform Surface Models
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)Freeform surface models are conventionally used to model sheet metal components, such as automobile body parts. Finite element meshes generated automatically for such models have poor quality ... -
Practical Considerations for Setting Up A Virtual Reality System for Virtual Prototyping
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)As smaller companies in a wider range of industries seek to implement virtual reality (VR) in their product development cycles, they are presented with a wide range of choices for commercial ... -
Tolerance-based Variations in Solid Modeling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)Information on tolerances and attributes of mechanical parts and assemblies is crucial for many activities in a product’s life cycle. Tolerance design is a complex task because many factors ... -
Shape Intrinsic Properties for Free-Form Object Matching
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)Despite extensive research and rapid increase of computing power, free-form object matching still remains a challenging problem in CAD/CAM areas. In this paper, various object features are ... -
Surface Reconstruction of Freeform Objects Based on Multiresolution Volumetric Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)Recently developed 3D scanning devices are capable of capturing point clouds, as well as additional information, such as normals and texture. This paper describes a new and fast reverse engineering ...