Journal of Mechanical Design
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EISSN:2379-0407|ISSN:1050-0472|Disc:The Journal of Mechanical Design (JMD) serves the broad design community as the venue for scholarly, archival research in all aspects of the design activity with emphasis on design synthesis. JMD has traditionally served the ASME Design Engineering Division and its technical committees, but it welcomes contributions from all areas of design with emphasis on synthesis. JMD communicates original contributions, primarily in the form of research articles of considerable depth, but also technical briefs, design innovation papers, book reviews, and editorials|Priority:12|Publisher:American Society of Mechanical Engineers|
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The Incubator: A Serious Game to Study Decision-Making in Product Development
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. The study of design decision-making, specifically, and design cognition, more broadly, is dependent upon the researcher’s ability to balance the authenticity of the research task and the level of intervention ... -
Dynamic Behavior of Helical Gear Pairs: Model and Experiments
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. While helical gears are critical components of many power transmission systems, their dynamic behavior has not been studied extensively, perhaps due to their complex vibratory motions and lack of experimental ... -
A Design Method for Logarithmic Spiral Movable Tooth Drive to Avoid Curvature Interference
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Logarithmic Spiral Movable Tooth Drive (LSMTD) is a novel type of precision heavy-duty transmission that possesses a wide array of potential applications in the field of robotic joints. Due to the unique transmission ... -
A Curvature-Tunable Deployable Origami Boom With Facet-Integrated Self-Locking Mechanism
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Recent advances in technology have expanded the space industry, but there are still volume limitations on carriers, which translates directly into cost. Deployable structures can overcome these limitations and ... -
Evaluating the Timing of DfAM Interventions on Students' Early-Stage Designs for Additive Manufacturing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Additive manufacturing (AM) enables students to manufacture designs previously inconceivable with traditional processes and reduce unnecessary material usage. Design for AM (DfAM) education provides students with ... -
TRIZ Contradiction Analysis for Creative Design for Additive Manufacturing Practice
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Design for additive manufacturing (DFAM) is a concept that was developed to fully utilize additive manufacturing (AM) by offering a design framework, principles, or standards for AM product design. However, current ... -
Automated Three-Dimensional Spatial Optimization for Multidomain Systems With Alignment Constraints
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. This article presents a modeling framework to optimize the three-dimensional placement of elements inside a given design space, explicitly accounting for their rotation, relative placement, and the alignment of ... -
Reliability Analysis Considering Model Uncertainty Based on Adaptive Expectation Maximization-Enhanced Stochastic Polynomial Chaos Expansion
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Model uncertainty exists in stochastic simulators, which provides different responses when evaluated repeatedly, even with fixed input values. It is prevalent in multiple engineering fields, but research regarding ... -
DesAgent: A Multi-Agent Mechanical Design Method Based on Collaborative Large and Small Models
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Mechanical design today faces critical challenges in design efficiency and multidisciplinary optimization, often constrained by high computational costs and fragmented processes. To address these issues, this ... -
Control Co-Design of Partitioned Energy Systems Using Graph-Based Models
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Energy systems, systems that create, use, or transfer energy, are traditionally designed using one of two methods. They can be designed by optimizing each component in isolation; however, this may lead to a design ... -
Design of Thrust Vectoring Using EFEA-Based Topology Optimization Under Mid-to-High Frequency Vibration Environment
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Thrust vectoring of an aeroengine is subjected to complex gas impacts. Thrust vectoring experiences intense mid-to-high frequency vibrations caused by the airflow environment. Consequently, the analysis and design ... -
Designing Periodic Metamaterials Inspired by Stochastic Microstructures via Texture-Synthesis-Driven Explainable AI
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. This article presents a novel approach for generating metamaterial designs by leveraging texture information learned from stochastic microstructure samples with exceptional mechanical properties. This eXplainable ... -
DeepWheel: Generating a 3D Synthetic Wheel Dataset for Design and Performance Evaluation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Data-driven design is emerging as a powerful strategy to accelerate engineering innovation. However, its application to vehicle wheel design remains limited due to the lack of large-scale, high-quality datasets ... -
Can Graph Neural Networks Help Identify Promising Thermal Management System Architectures Among Vast Numbers of Possibilities?
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. The more efficient a thermal management system must be across a diverse range of conditions, the greater the intricacy of its design is required. Yet, the computational bottlenecks of enumerating and analyzing ... -
Agentic Large Language Models for Conceptual Systems Engineering and Design
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Early-stage engineering design involves complex, iterative reasoning, yet existing large language model (LLM) workflows struggle to maintain task continuity and generate executable models. We evaluate whether a ... -
Do Design Sketches Tell Us How Designers' Ideas Are Related? A Comparison of Functional Similarity Assessment and Designer Concept Mapping
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. As design evolves, there is great interest in using new design tools to evaluate and interpret design artifacts such as sketches. This study explores whether or not assessing sketches for functional similarity ... -
A Dual-Stage Framework for Automated Review Labeling: Integrating Keyword Detection and Large Language Models for Subfeature Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Incorporating user needs into design strategies is a promising approach for successful product design. To achieve this, numerous studies extract design implications from user-generated data through supervised and ... -
Electroencephalography-Based Exploration of Nonlinear Brain Dynamics in Design Creativity During a Modified TTCT-F Task
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. This study explores the use of nonlinear electroencephalography (EEG) features—including correlation dimension, sample entropy, fractal dimension, permutation entropy, and the Lyapunov exponent—to capture the ... -
An Integrated Task-Parameter Network Framework With Sensitivity Mapping and Path Enumeration for Objective Dependency Analysis in Complex Design Processes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Accurate quantification of task dependencies is essential for managing design changes and improving modularity in complex product development processes. However, existing approaches often lack objective methods ... -
Hydrodynamic Performance Analysis of Herringbone-Textured Floating Ring Bearing for Locomotive Turbochargers
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Floating ring bearings (FRBs) are widely employed in high-speed locomotive turbochargers to address rotor-bearing instabilities that arise under extreme rotational speeds, whereas conventional fluid-film bearings ...