Journal of Mechanical Design: Recent submissions

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    • Workspace Analysis of Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots Based on Mechanical Interference Identification 

      Cao, Kun; Kang, Rongjie; Branson, III, David T.; Geng, Shineng; Song, Zhibin; Dai, Jian S. (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      Continuum robots have excited increasing attention and efforts from the robotic community due to their high dexterity and safety. This paper proposes a design for a type of multimodule continuum robot equipped with an ...

    • Enhancing Engineering Students' Performance on Design Task: The Box of Parts 

      Bairaktarova, Diana; Graziano, William; Cox, Monica (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      Most definitions of engineering give machines and mechanical objects a central role. Engineers are makers and users of mechanical objects in their environment. Research supports the notion that interactions with engineered ...

    • Novel Fault-Tolerance Indices for Redundantly Actuated Parallel Robots 

      Isaksson, Mats; Marlow, Kristan; Maciejewski, Anthony; Eriksson, Anders (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      Robots designed for space applications, deep sea applications, handling of hazardous material and surgery should ideally be able to handle as many potential faults as possible. This paper provides novel indices for fault ...

    • Determinate Synthesis of Symmetrical, Monolithic Tip–Tilt–Piston Flexure Stages 

      Hao, Guangbo (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      This paper mainly deals with the determinate design/synthesis of a class of symmetrical and monolithic flexure mechanisms. Each is composed of six identical in-plane wire beams with uniform square cross sections. These ...

    • Design Manifolds Capture the Intrinsic Complexity and Dimension of Design Spaces 

      Chen, Wei; Fuge, Mark; Chazan, Jonah (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      This paper shows how to measure the intrinsic complexity and dimensionality of a design space. It assumes that high-dimensional design parameters actually lie in a much lower-dimensional space that represents semantic ...

    • Time-Dependent Reliability Analysis Through Response Surface Method 

      Zhang, Dequan; Han, Xu; Jiang, Chao; Liu, Jie; Li, Qing (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      In time-dependent reliability analysis, the first-passage method has been extensively used to evaluate structural reliability under time-variant service circumstances. To avoid computing the outcrossing rate in this method, ...

    • Probabilistic Failure of Graphite Epoxy Composite Plates Due to Low Velocity Impact 

      Patel, Shivdayal; Ahmad, Suhail (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      Stochastic finite-element analysis of composite plates due to low velocity impact (LVI) is studied, considering the material properties (Young's modulii, Poisson's ratio, strengths, and fracture energy) and initial velocity ...

    • Mapping Software Augments Engineering Design Thinking 

      Eng, Nathan; Aurisicchio, Marco; Bracewell, Rob (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      Maps are visual design representations used by engineers to model the information behind a design. This paper evaluates the application of mapping methods supported by the Decision Rationale editor (DRed) in aerospace ...

    • Automatic Tolerance Analysis for Assessing Manufacturing Errors in Machining Plans 

      Fu, Wentao; Nelaturi, Saigopal (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      In machining process planning, it is critical to ensure that the part created following the manufacturing steps complies with the designated design tolerances. However, the challenge is that manufacturing errors are ...

    • The Relationship Between Design Outcomes and Mental States During Ideation 

      Hu, Wan-Lin; Booth, Joran W.; Reid, Tahira (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      Using electroencephalography (EEG) to predict design outcomes could be used in many applications as it facilitates the correlation of engagement and cognitive workload with ideation effectiveness. It also establishes a ...

    • An Analytical Formulation for the Lateral Support Stiffness of a Spatial Flexure Strip 

      Nijenhuis, Marijn; Meijaard, J. P.; Mariappan, Dhanushkodi; Herder, Just L.; Brouwer, Dannis M.; Awtar, Shorya (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      A flexure strip has constraint characteristics, such as stiffness properties and error motions, that govern its performance as a basic constituent of flexure mechanisms. This paper presents a new modeling approach for ...

    • Kinematically Redundant Planar Parallel Mechanisms for Optimal Singularity Avoidance 

      Isaksson, Mats (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      A parallel mechanism possesses several advantages compared to a similar-sized serial mechanism, including the potential for higher accuracy and reduced moving mass, the latter enabling increased load capacity and higher ...

    • Correlation Between Architectural Complexity of Engineering Systems and Actual System Design Effort 

      Kim, Gwang; Kwon, Yunjung; Suh, Eun Suk; Ahn, Jaemyung (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      Architectural complexity management of engineering systems is becoming a major issue as systems built nowadays implement more complex technologies and innovations. In this paper, we present a preliminary research finding ...

    • Development and Evaluation of a Mechanical Stance-Controlled Orthotic Knee Joint With Stance Flexion 

      Andrysek, Jan; Leineweber, Matthew J.; Lee, Hankyu (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      Stance-control orthotic knee joints stabilize the knee joint during the weight-bearing portion of gait without restricting swing-phase flexion, thus achieving a more normal gait for individuals with quadriceps muscle ...

    • A Novel Decomposition-Based Evolutionary Algorithm for Engineering Design Optimization 

      Shankar Bhattacharjee, Kalyan; Kumar Singh, Hemant; Ray, Tapabrata (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      In recent years, evolutionary algorithms based on the concept of “decomposition” have gained significant attention for solving multi-objective optimization problems. They have been particularly instrumental in solving ...

    • Analysis of a Cycloid Speed Reducer Considering Tooth Profile Modification and Clearance-Fit Output Mechanism 

      Li, Xuan; Li, Chaoyang; Wang, Yawen; Chen, Bingkui; Lim, Teik C. (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      The load distribution analysis plays a significant role in the performance evaluation of cycloid speed reducer. However, current analytical models usually ignore elastic deformation, clearances, or assembly errors. These ...

    • The Function-Based Design for Sustainability Method 

      Arlitt, Ryan; Van Bossuyt, Douglas L.; Stone, Rob B.; Tumer, Irem Y. (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      Over the last two decades, consumers have become increasingly aware and desiring of sustainable products. However, little attention has been paid to developing conceptual design methods that explicitly take into account ...

    • Optimizing Design Teams Based on Problem Properties: Computational Team Simulations and an Applied Empirical Test 

      McComb, Christopher; Cagan, Jonathan; Kotovsky, Kenneth (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      The performance of a team with the right characteristics can exceed the mere sum of the constituent members' individual efforts. However, a team having the wrong characteristics may perform more poorly than the sum of its ...

    • Inside the Mind: Using Neuroimaging to Understand Moral Product Preference Judgments Involving Sustainability 

      Goucher-Lambert, Kosa; Moss, Jarrod; Cagan, Jonathan (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      Trying to decide whether to purchase a sustainable product often puts decision makers in a difficult situation, especially if the more sustainable option provides less desirable features or costs a premium. This paper ...

    • A Three-Dimensional Load Sharing Model of Planetary Gear Sets Having Manufacturing Errors 

      Leque, N.; Kahraman, A. (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)
      Planet-to-planet load sharing is a major design and manufacturing tolerancing issue in planetary gear sets. Planetary gear sets are advantageous over their countershaft alternatives in many aspects, provided that each ...