Journal of Mechanical Design: Recent submissions

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    • Computer Aided Analysis of Bending Strength of Involute Spur Gears with Asymmetric Profile 

      Kadir Cavdar; Fatih Karpat; Fatih C. Babalik (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      This paper presents a method for the determination of bending stress minimization of involute spur gears. A computer program has been developed to investigate the variation of bending stress ...

    • A Method for Adjustable Planar and Spherical Four-Bar Linkage Synthesis 

      Boyang Hong; Arthur G. Erdman (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      This paper describes a new method to synthesize adjustable four-bar linkages, both in planar and spherical form. This method uses fixed ground pivots and an adjustable length for input and ...

    • Linking Optimal Design Decisions to the Theory of the Firm: The Case of Resource Allocation 

      Panayotis Georgiopoulos; Mattias Jonsson; Panos Y. Papalambros (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      Resource allocation is a core business milestone in a firm’s product development process: Maximize the final value derived from allocating resources into an appropriate product mix. Optimal ...

    • The Function-Failure Design Method 

      Robert B. Stone; Irem Y. Tumer; Michael Van Wie (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      To succeed in the product development market today, firms must quickly and accurately satisfy customer needs while designing products that adequately accomplish their desired functions with a ...

    • The Modeling of Engineering Systems for Their Computer-Based Embodiment With Standard Components 

      B. J. Hicks; S. J. Culley; G. Mullineux (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      Engineering products and systems consist of varying numbers of components, connecting elements, and structures. The effective design and selection of these is essential for the commercial success ...

    • Force Balancing of Robotic Mechanisms Based on Adjustment of Kinematic Parameters 

      P. R. Ouyang; W. J. Zhang (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      Force balancing is a very important issue in mechanism design and has only recently been introduced to the design of robotic mechanisms. In this paper, a force balancing method called adjusting ...

    • Generalized Random Tunneling Algorithm for Continuous Design Variables 

      Satoshi Kitayama; Koetsu Yamazaki (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      This paper presents a global optimization method for continuous design variables. We call this method a generalized random tunneling algorithm (GRTA) because this method can treat the behavior ...

    • Engineering Design in 2030: Human Centered Design 

      J. Michael McCarthy (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      A research project with Accuracy Incorporated, a medical robotics company, lead me to an 18‐month assignment as Chief Technical Officer. Accuracy’s product, the Cyberknife, uses X-ray triangulation ...

    • Twisting Wire Actuator 

      Moshe Shoham (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      A type of actuation used in ancient times, based on twisting wires, is reinvented in this paper. Twisting wires actuation was used long ago to pull heavy objects, but, to the best of the ...

    • A New Technique for Clearance Influence Analysis in Spatial Mechanisms 

      Stefano Venanzi; Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      This paper presents a technique for assessing the influence that clearance in the kinematic pairs of a mechanism has on accuracy. The technique works for both planar and spatial, open-, and ...

    • Circular-Hinge Line Element for Finite Element Analysis of Compliant Mechanisms 

      Nicolae Lobontiu; Ephrahim Garcia (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      A three-node six degree-of-freedom per-node line element that is sensitive to axial, bending, and torsional loading is introduced to model single-axis right circular hinges of constant width that ...

    • On Systematic Errors of Two-Dimensional Finite Element Modeling of Right Circular Planar Flexure Hinges 

      B. Zettl; W. Szyszkowski; W. J. Zhang (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      This paper discusses the finite element method (FEM) based modeling of the behavior of typical right circular flexure hinges used in planar compliant mechanisms. Such hinges have traditionally ...

    • Compliant Joint Design Principles for High Compressive Load Situations 

      Alexandre E. Guérinot; Spencer P. Magleby; Larry L. Howell; Robert H. Todd (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      Buckling failure has been a major obstacle in designing compliant joints in high compression applications. This paper describes two principles, isolation and inversion, that can be successfully ...

    • Design of Large-Displacement Compliant Joints 

      Brian P. Trease; Yong-Mo Moon; Sridhar Kota (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      This paper investigates the drawbacks of typical flexure connectors and presents several new designs for highly effective, kinematically well-behaved compliant joints. A revolute and a translational ...

    • Four-Bar Linkage Mechanism for Insectlike Flapping Wings in Hover: Concept and an Outline of Its Realization 

      Rafał Żbikowski; Cezary Galiński; Christopher B. Pedersen (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      This paper describes the concept of a four-bar linkage mechanism for flapping wing micro air vehicles and outlines its design, implementation, and testing. Micro air vehicles (MAVs) are defined ...

    • Modeling and Design of an Optically Powered Microactuator for a Microfluidic Dispenser 

      Mandar Deshpande; Laxman Saggere (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      This paper presents systematic modeling and design of an optically powered piezoelectric microactuator for driving a microfluidic dispenser that could find a potential application in a retinal ...

    • Biologically Inspired Design Of Small Flapping Wing Air Vehicles Using Four-Bar Mechanisms And Quasi-steady Aerodynamics 

      Rajkiran Madangopal; Zaeem A. Khan; Sunil K. Agrawal (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      In this paper, the energetics of a flapping wing micro air vehicle is analyzed with the objective of design of flapping wing air vehicles. The salient features of this study are: (i) design ...

    • On the Design of a Passive Orthosis to Gravity Balance Human Legs 

      Abbas Fattah; Sunil K. Agrawal (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      This paper presents the design of a passive two leg orthosis to gravity balance human legs for use by subjects with both leg impairment. This design combines the use of auxiliary parallelograms ...

    • Dynamic Modeling of Compliant Mechanisms Based on the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model 

      Yue-Qing Yu; Larry L. Howell; Ying Yue; Mao-Gen He; Craig Lusk (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      Based on the principle of dynamic equivalence, a new dynamic model of compliant mechanisms is developed using the pseudo-rigid-body model. The dynamic equation of general planar compliant mechanisms ...

    • Nano-Kinematics for Analysis Of Protein Molecules 

      Kazem Kazerounian; Carlos Alvarado; Khalid Latif; Kimberly Rodriguez (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)
      Proteins are evolution’s mechanisms of choice. The study of nano-mechanical systems must encompass an understanding of the geometry and conformation of protein molecules. Proteins are open or ...