Journal of Mechanical Design: Recent submissions
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Velocity Effects on Robotic Manipulator Dynamic Performance
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This article explores the effect that velocities have on a nonredundant robotic manipulator’s ability to accelerate its end-effector, as well as to apply forces/moments to the environment at the ... -
Reliability and Efficiency of the Existing Spectral Methods for Isomorphism Detection
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Mechanism researchers have developed several types of codes and indices, to indicate if a pair of kinematic chains is isomorphic. Unfortunately, most of these codes or indices are either ... -
Selection and Design of Planetary Gear Trains Based on Power Flow Maps
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)It is shown that for any planetary gear train (PGT) it is possible to find the relationship existing between the transmission ratio of the train and the power transmitted through each gear ... -
Analysis and Optimization of the Loaded Meshing of Face Gears
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)This paper presents a method of simulating loaded face gear meshing. A brief description of the software developed is given in the first part. It simulates the loaded behavior of face gear ... -
Editorial
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)About a year ago the Engineering Design Program of the National Science Foundation sponsored a Workshop on Engineering Design in Year 2030. It brought together about 50 academic researchers and ... -
Editorial
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)We have now completed two years of web-based paper review and publication for the Journal of Mechanical Design. Over 760 papers, approximately 380 for each of the two years, were submitted, ... -
Editorial
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)I am pleased to present this double-sized July issue, which includes a supplement edited by our Associate Editors, Dr. Constantinos Mavroidis and Dr. G. K. (Suresh) Ananthasuresh, on the ... -
Editorial
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)This has been a successful year for the Journal of Mechanical Design. The production process, like the review process, has moved to an almost entirely web-based system. We have reduced both ... -
The Influence of Pulley Deformations on the Shifting Mechanism of Metal Belt CVT
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)This paper is concerned with the shifting behavior of a metal belt CVT. The calculations are performed for the chain belt case by using a one-dimensional model of the belt: the radial thickness ... -
Equivalent Kinematic Chains of Three Degree-of-Freedom Tripod Mechanisms With Planar-Spherical Bonds
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)The paper aims to analyze the equivalent kinematic chains of a family of three-degree-of-freedom (3-DOF) tripod mechanisms with planar-spherical bonds in order to determine the platform motions ... -
Configuration Bifurcations Analysis of Six Degree-of-Freedom Symmetrical Stewart Parallel Mechanisms
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)The configuration bifurcations of Stewart parallel manipulators at singular positions induce the uncertainty of the moving trends of the manipulative platform. The Jacobian matrix method can ... -
An Advanced Method to Correlate Scale Models With Distorted Configurations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)Functional testing of prototypes is a critical step in the development of many of today’s products. Results of functional tests allow for verification of proper performance before a product is ... -
Tolerance Synthesis of Mechanisms: A Robust Design Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)This paper provides a new robust design method to dimension a mechanism and to synthesize its dimensional tolerances. The general issue is to find a robust mechanism for a given task, and ... -
Constant Power Continuously Variable Transmission (CP-CVT): Operating Principle and Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)The paper is the first of a series of papers that present an original constant power continuously variable transmission (CP-CVT) traction drive. This paper presents the basic functional principle ... -
Optimal Calibration of Parallel Kinematic Machines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)In this paper, a new method for optimal calibration of parallel kinematic machines (PKMs) is presented. The basis of the methodology is to exploit the least error sensitive regions in the ... -
Mechanical Optimization of Servo Motor
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)A servo system moves a mass from one position to another as quickly as possible. A servo motor requires very high short term torque and should be able to accelerate and decelerate very ... -
Tree-Based Dependency Analysis in Decomposition and Re-decomposition of Complex Design Problems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)We have developed a formal method for decomposition of complex design problems in two phases: dependency analysis and matrix partitioning. Of the most distinct characteristic in this method is ... -
Fuzzy Approaches to Evaluation in Engineering Design
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)As variables in the design evaluation stage are imprecise (fuzzy), tools, such as fuzzy set theory, should be used. This paper presents several fuzzy approaches to design evaluation. Weights ... -
Decomposition-Based Assembly Synthesis of a Three-Dimensional Body-in-White Model for Structural Stiffness
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)This paper presents an extension of our previous work on decomposition-based assembly synthesis for structural stiffness, where the three-dimensional finite element model of a vehicle body-in-white ... -
A Multiple Cross-Sectional Shape Optimization Method for Automotive Body Frames
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)Automotive body frames, which profoundly affect automotive performance such as crashworthiness, are generally formed using pressed metal sheets, and the assembled cross-sectional shapes govern the ...