Journal of Mechanical Design: Recent submissions
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A Nonhierarchical Formulation of Analytical Target Cascading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Analytical target cascading (ATC) is a method developed originally for translating system-level design targets to design specifications for the components that comprise the system. ATC has been ... -
Bayesian Approach for Structural Reliability Analysis and Optimization Using the Kriging Dimension Reduction Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)An efficient method for a structural reliability analysis is proposed under the Bayesian framework, which can deal with the epistemic uncertainty arising from a limited amount of data. Until ... -
A Game-Theoretic Model of Collaboration in Engineering Design
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)This paper proposes a game-theoretic model that provides insights into conditions when two engineers collaborate on a design project which has both team and individual components. Collaboration ... -
An Approach to Automate and Optimize Concept Generation of Sheet Metal Parts by Topological and Parametric Decoupling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)This paper describes an approach to automate the design for sheet metal parts that satisfy multiple objective functions such as material cost and manufacturability. Unlike commercial software ... -
Continuous Variable Transmission With an Inertia-Regulating System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)This article describes a power transmission system applicable to vehicles. It consists of an oscillating, ratcheting-type, continuously variable transmission (CVT) system governed by an inertia ... -
Methodical Extensions for Decomposition of Matrix-Based Design Problems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)The two-phase method is a matrix-based approach for system decomposition, in which a system is represented by a rectangular matrix to capture dependency relationships of two sets of system ... -
Top Gear
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)The Journal of Mechanical Design has long been established as one of the favorite venues for designers and researchers in gearing keen to disseminate their findings to a large international ... -
Multi-Objective Optimization of the Heating Rods Layout for Rapid Electrical Heating Cycle Injection Mold
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Rapid electrical heating cycle injection molding (ERHCM) technology is a promising green manufacturing technology for plastic parts. By using this technology, the defects that usually appear on ... -
Reliability Sensitivity Analysis for Rack-and-Pinion Steering Linkages
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)In this paper, a reliability sensitivity analysis methodology for the kinematic accuracy of rack-and-pinion steering linkages (RPSLs) is developed. The direct linearization method is applied to ... -
A Nonlinear Stiffness Safe Joint Mechanism Design for Human Robot Interaction
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Service robots used in human environments must be designed to avoid collisions with humans. A safe robot arm can be designed using active or passive compliance methods. A passive compliance ... -
Kinematic Analysis of Planetary Gear Systems Using Block Diagrams
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)This paper employs control techniques to analyze kinematic relationships via block diagrams for planetary gear systems. The revealed tangent-velocity equations at each contact point of the mechanical ... -
A Modified Efficient Global Optimization Algorithm for Maximal Reliability in a Probabilistic Constrained Space
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Design optimization problems under random uncertainties are commonly formulated with constraints in probabilistic forms. This formulation, also referred to as reliability-based design optimization ... -
Designing Piezoelectric Interdigitated Microactuators Using Finite Element Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)This paper presents a methodology toward designing, analyzing, and optimizing piezoelectric interdigitated microactuators using multiphysics finite element analysis. The models used in this paper ... -
An Improved Material-Mask Overlay Strategy for Topology Optimization of Structures and Compliant Mechanisms
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)The honeycomb-based domain representation directly yields checkerboard and point flexure free optimal solutions to various topology design problems without requiring any supplementary suppression ... -
Gears and Transmissions: Quintessential Mechanical Design
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)If there is one image that epitomizes mechanical engineering, indeed engineering itself among the non-engineers, it is the gear. I will pass up the term “gearhead” in the urban dictionary (look ... -
Design and Testing of a Thin-Flexure Bistable Mechanism Suitable for Stamping From Metal Sheets
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)We present a new technique for fabricating compliant mechanisms from stamped metal sheets. The concept works by providing thinned segments to allow rotation of flexural beams 90 deg about their ... -
The Design and Experimental Validation of an Ultrafast Shape Memory Alloy ResetTable (SMART) Latch
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Latches are essential machine elements utilized by all sectors (military, automotive, consumer, manufacturing, etc.) with a growing need for active capabilities such as automatic release and reset, ... -
Adaptive Designs of Experiments for Accurate Approximation of a Target Region
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)This paper addresses the issue of designing experiments for a metamodel that needs to be accurate for a certain level of the response value. Such a situation is common in constrained optimization ... -
Design Method of Double Ball Artifact for Use in Evaluating the Accuracy of a Gear-Measuring Instrument
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Vibration of gears is a serious problem in mechanical devices. The characteristics of these vibrations are strongly affected by tooth flank form deviation of micrometer or submicrometer order. ... -
Artifact Design and Measurement Error Analysis in the Evaluation of Lead Measurement Accuracy of Helical Gear Using Wedge Artifact
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)The reduction in the vibration and noise of gears is an important issue in mechanical devices such as vehicles and wind turbines. The characteristics of the vibration and noise of gears are ...