Journal of Mechanical Design: Recent submissions
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A New Deterministic Approach Using Sensitivity Region Measures for Multi-Objective Robust and Feasibility Robust Design Optimization
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)We present a deterministic non-gradient based approach that uses robustness measures in multi-objective optimization problems where uncontrollable parameter variations cause variation in the objective ... -
Monotonicity and Active Set Strategies in Probabilistic Design Optimization
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Probabilistic design optimization addresses the presence of uncertainty in design problems. Extensive studies on reliability-based design optimization, i.e., problems with random variables and ... -
A Bayesian Approach to Reliability-Based Optimization With Incomplete Information
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)In engineering design, information regarding the uncertain variables or parameters is usually in the form of finite samples. Existing methods in optimal design under uncertainty cannot handle ... -
A Novel Approach for Computation of Constraints on Parameters of Modification of the Tooth Addendum of Precision Involute Hobs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)In this paper a novel modified scheme and effective computer representation for hobbing operation of precision involute gears is presented. The specific goals of the paper are as follows: (a) ... -
Compliance Analysis of a Three-Legged Rigidly-Connected Platform Device
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The platform based vibratory bowl feeders are essential elements in automatic assembly. Taking the bowl feeder as a typical three-legged rigidly connected compliant platform device, this paper ... -
Generalized Shooting Method for Analyzing Compliant Mechanisms With Curved Members
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)We consider here a class of compliant mechanisms consisting of one or more flexible beams, the manipulation of which relies on the deflection of the flexible beams. As compared with traditional ... -
A Polynomial Homotopy Formulation of the Inverse Static Analysis of Planar Compliant Mechanisms
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This paper formulates the inverse static analysis of planar compliant mechanisms in polynomial form. The goal is to find the equilibrium configurations of the system in response to a known ... -
Profiling Rotors for Limaçon-to-Limaçon Compression-Expansion Machines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Limaçon-to-limaçon compression-expansion machines have housings and rotors whose profiles are manufactured of limaçon curves. For these machines to perform satisfactorily, extreme care ... -
Robust Design for Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Applications
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The intent in robust design is to improve the quality of products and processes by reducing their sensitivity to variations, thereby reducing the effects of variability without removing its ... -
An Approach to Robust Design of Turbulent Convective Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The complex turbulent flow regimes encountered in many thermal-fluid engineering applications have proven resistant to the effective application of systematic design because of the computational ... -
The Synthesis of the Pitch Surfaces of Internal and External Skew-Gears and Their Racks
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The synthesis of the pitch surfaces of any pair of external and internal skew gears, using dual algebra and the principle of transference, is the subject of this paper. The spatial motion ... -
A Methodology for Trading-Off Performance and Robustness Under Uncertainty
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Mathematical optimization plays an important role in engineering design, leading to greatly improved performance. Deterministic optimization, however, may result in undesired choices because it ... -
Structural Optimization Using Function-Oriented Elements to Support Conceptual Designs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This paper presents a new structural optimization method that supports decision-making processes to obtain innovative designs at the conceptual design phase. This method is developed based on ... -
A Relaxation Method for Simulating the Kinematics of Compound Nonlinear Mechanisms
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This paper describes a relaxation-based method for simulating 2D and 3D compound kinematic mechanisms. The relaxational process iteratively propagates node motions and degrees of freedom throughout ... -
Hierarchical Arrangement of Characteristics in Product Design Optimization
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This paper proposes a machine product design optimization method based on the decomposition of performance characteristics, or alternatively, extraction of simpler characteristics, that is especially ... -
Kinematic Analysis and Design of a New 3-DOF Translational Parallel Manipulator
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)A new three degrees of freedom (3-DOF) translational parallel manipulator (TPM) with fixed actuators called a 3-PRC TPM is proposed in this paper. The mobility of the manipulator is analyzed ... -
The Design of a Novel Prismatic Drive for a Three-DOF Parallel-Kinematics Machine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The design of a novel prismatic drive is reported in this paper. This transmission is based on Slide-o-Cam, a cam mechanism with multiple rollers mounted on a common translating follower. The ... -
Using CAD Variation Geometry for Solving Velocity and Acceleration of Parallel Manipulators With 3-, 4-, 5-Linearly Driving Limbs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)A novel CAD variation geometric approach is proposed for designing the computer v-a (velocity-acceleration) simulation mechanisms of parallel manipulators with 3-, 4-, 5-linear driving limbs. Some ... -
Assembly Configurations of Planar Multi-Loop Mechanisms With Kinematic Limitations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This paper examines the problem of identifying the assembly configurations (ACs), also called circuits, of planar multi-loop mechanisms with kinematic limitations, such as joint limits, link ... -
Disscussion: “Kinematics of the Translational 3-URC Mechanism” [Di Gregorio, R., 2004, ASME J. Mech. Des., 126, pp. 1113–1117]
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The author of (1) proposed a 3-URC translational parallel mechanism (TPM) and presented a comprehensive study on the kinematics of the 3-URC TPM. He concluded that “only one solution exists ...