Journal of Mechanical Design: Recent submissions
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Biological Modeling and Evolution Based Synthesis of Metamorphic Mechanisms
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)A methodology for synthesis and configuration design of metamorphic mechanisms is developed in this paper based on biological modeling and genetic evolution with biological building blocks. The ... -
Design and Prototyping of a New Balancing Mechanism for Spatial Parallel Manipulators
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)This paper proposes a new solution to the problem of torque minimization of spatial parallel manipulators. The suggested approach involves connecting a secondary mechanical system to the initial ... -
Distributed Shape Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms Using Intrinsic Functions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)A compliant mechanism transmits motion and force by deformation of its flexible members. It has no relative moving parts and thus involves no wear, lubrication, noise, or backlash. Compliant ... -
Design and Analysis of a Hybrid Mobile Robot Mechanism With Compounded Locomotion and Manipulation Capability
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)This paper presents a novel design paradigm as well as the related detailed mechanical design embodiment of a mechanically hybrid mobile robot. The robot is composed of a combination of parallel ... -
Burmester and Allievi: A Theory and Its Application for Mechanism Design at the End of 19th Century
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)The second half of 19th century can be considered as the Golden Age of TMM for the achieved theoretical and practical results that led to enhancements of machinery during the second Industrial ... -
A Decomposed Gradient-Based Approach for Generalized Platform Selection and Variant Design in Product Family Optimization
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)A core challenge in product family optimization is to jointly determine (1) the optimal selection of components to be shared across product variants and (2) the optimal values for design ... -
Machine-Tool Settings to Reduce the Sensitivity of Spiral Bevel Gears to Tooth Errors and Misalignments
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)The method for loaded tooth contact analysis is applied for the investigation of the combined influence of machine-tool settings for pinion teeth finishing and misalignments of the mating members ... -
Architectures of Translational Parallel Mechanism for MEMS Fabrication
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)Manufacturing techniques, especially in the microscale, determine the type of joints, links, and actuators available for the designer, and as a result, the possible kinematic architectures of the ... -
A Manuscript's Journey
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)The most often-asked question of a journal editor is “What is happening with my paper?” At JMD, the implementation of the ASME online submission and review process (what we call the “journal ... -
Computational Identification of Link Adjacency and Joint Incidence in Kinematic Chains and Mechanisms
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)The identification of link adjacency and joint incidence of kinematic chains and mechanisms is important and essential prior to the task of conceptual mechanism design. A careful observation ... -
An Indicator Response Surface Method for Simulation-Based Reliability Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)An accurate and efficient Monte Carlo simulation method is presented for limit-state-based reliability analysis at both component and system levels, using a response surface approximation of the ... -
Kinematic Characteristics and Classification of Geared Mechanisms Using the Concept of Kinematic Fractionation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)A methodology based on the concept of kinematic fractionation for the revelation of kinematic characteristics and classification of geared mechanisms is presented. It is shown that structurally ... -
A Hierarchical Statistical Sensitivity Analysis Method for Complex Engineering Systems Design
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)Statistical sensitivity analysis (SSA) is playing an increasingly important role in engineering design, especially with the consideration of uncertainty. However, it is not straightforward to apply ... -
A Material-Mask Overlay Strategy for Continuum Topology Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms Using Honeycomb Discretization
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)This paper proposes novel honeycomb tessellation and material-mask overlay methods to obtain optimal single-material compliant topologies free from checkerboard and point-flexure pathologies. The ... -
The Stiffness Model of Leaf-Type Isosceles-Trapezoidal Flexural Pivots
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)A leaf-type isosceles-trapezoidal flexural pivot can be of great practical use for designing compliant mechanisms. The analysis of load-deflection behavior for such a pivot is essential to the ... -
Multiobjective Collaborative Robust Optimization With Interval Uncertainty and Interdisciplinary Uncertainty Propagation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)We present a new solution approach for multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) problems that, for the first time in literature, has all of the following characteristics: Each discipline has ... -
3D Simplified Finite Elements Analysis of Load and Contact Angle in a Slewing Ball Bearing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)Bolted bearing connections are one of the most important connections in some industrial structures, and manufacturers are always looking for a quick calculation model for a safe design. In this ... -
Movement Optimization of a Redundant Serial Robot for High-Quality Pipe Cutting
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)The subject of this research concerns an innovative serial robot developed to introduce the laser ray technology in the on-line pipes cutting in a continuous process of production. The presence ... -
Design of Nonlinear Springs for Prescribed Load-Displacement Functions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)A nonlinear spring has a defined nonlinear load-displacement function, which is also equivalent to its strain energy absorption rate. Various applications benefit from nonlinear springs, including ... -
Semantic Tolerance Modeling With Generalized Intervals
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008)A significant amount of research has been performed to explore the mathematical basis for dimensional and geometric tolerance representation, analysis, and synthesis. However, tolerancing semantics ...