Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering: Recent submissions

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    • Optimum Design of a Four-Bar Linkage Whose Coupler Path Has Specified Extremes 

      M. Tranquilla (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      The synthesis problem of specifying the extremes of a coupler path of a four-bar linkage is presented. Equations are derived to specify that a precision point be an extreme of the coupler ...

    • Analysis of Nonlinear Transient Motion of Cables Using Bond Graph Method 

      Nien-Tszr Tsai (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      The dynamic motion of underwater cable systems under hydrodynamic load is investigated using the system formulation of bond graph technique. The cable system can be a single mooring line or a ...

    • Optimal Trajectories and Controls for Systems of Coupled Rigid Bodies 

      M. Townsend; A. Seireg (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      This paper presents a mathematical programming method for the performance synthesis of dynamic systems modelled by coupled rigid bodies. A technique is given for the decomposition and efficient ...

    • A Survey of Optimization of Mechanical Design 

      A. Seireg (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      This paper presents a review of some illustrative examples of the use of optimization techniques in the design of mechanical elements and systems. The cases cited include gears, bearings, dynamic ...

    • IMP (Integrated Mechanisms Program), A Computer-Aided Design Analysis System for Mechanisms and Linkage 

      P. N. Sheth; J. J. Uicker (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      An experimental software system for automating the kinematic, static, and dynamic analyses of arbitrary mechanisms is described. The development of a comprehensive analytical technique based on ...

    • The Resonant Response of a Rectangular Plate With an Elastic Edge Restraint 

      D. M. Egle (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      An analysis of a plate, simply supported on three edges and elastically restrained on the fourth, excited by a concentrated load with a harmonic time history, is used to study the peak ...

    • The Autotape/Autocheck System 

      M. P. Chinitz (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      This paper is a brief description of the purpose of the system and the principal manual and automatic steps in its operation. Samples of the input data and final artwork of the system are ...

    • Optimum Design of a Linear Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Shock Isolation System 

      K. D. Willmert; R. L. Fox (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      A technique is presented, using mathematical programming methods, of determining the optimum values of the masses, spring and damping coefficients of a linear multi-degree-of-freedom shock isolation ...

    • On the Dynamic Response of Axially Coupled Turborotors 

      D. G. Lemke; P. R. Trumpler (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      An analytical investigation of the effect of coupling characteristics on the response of axially coupled sets of turborotors is presented. The results of this investigation are based on transfer ...

    • Optimum Thermal Design of Radiative-Conductive Systems 

      R. W. Palmquist; W. A. Beckman (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      In applying nonlinear programming to optimization of temperatures in a system with radiation and conduction heat transfer, design requirements on the temperatures are translated into mathematical ...

    • A Hybrid Electromechanical Analog Computer Technique for Optimizing Vibration Systems 

      S. F. Masri; A. M. Ibrahim (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      A simple and efficient real-time simulation method is presented for investigating certain classes of vibration problems by employing a hybrid electro-mechanical analog computer. This approach ...

    • Simulation of the Dynamics of Machinery 

      R. C. Dix; T. J. Lehman (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      The dynamics of motion of general, two-dimensional machine systems incorporating linkage elements is studied by a procedure which eliminates equation writing. The method is similar to chemical ...

    • Automated Design Parameter Identification: A New Approach 

      E. Sevin (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      A new method for parameter identification of large dynamic systems is described, and the broad outlines of an automated procedure presented. The dynamic system may consist of an arbitrary ...

    • Techniques of Optimization 

      O. L. Mangasrian (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      This paper describes computational algorithms for solving unconstrained and constrained optimization problems.

    • Dual Formulation of Variational Problems in Optimal Design 

      G. I. N. Rozvany; S. R. Adidam (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      Using a dual variational formulation, criteria for bounds on the minimum cost of rigid, perfectly plastic structures are derived. The results are used to point out a duality which exists between ...

    • A Method for Nonlinear Mixed-Integer Programming and its Application to Design Problems 

      K. M. Gisvold; J. Moe (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)

    • Use of Direct Search in Automated Optimal Design 

      M. Pappas (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      A direct search penalty function procedure is described for treating a rather general mathematical programming form of the optimal design problem. A rotating coordinate modification of the pattern ...

    • An Automated Method for Evaluating Truck Design 

      A. I. Krauter; D. L. Bartel (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      A systematic method for the design and evaluation of tractor-semitrailer truck systems and components is presented. The method is general and involves the combination of simulation and optimization ...

    • An Analytical Model Predicting Fixed Index Assembly Machine Performance 

      W. B. Heginbotham; G. E. Rippon (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      A simplified method of analyzing the performance of fixed index assembly machines using the matrix operator technique is described. This method can be used widely for exploring the effects of ...

    • The PLP Algorithm 

      D. E. Charrett; G. I. N. Rozvany (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1972)
      In piece-wise linear programming (PLP), the objective function is convex and piece-wise linear and the constraints are linear. The PLP algorithm is described in detail and the advantages of ...