Journal of Mechanical Design: Recent submissions
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Multiphysics Design Optimization via Generative Adversarial Networks
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This work presents a method for generating concept designs for coupled multiphysics problems by employing generative adversarial networks (GANs). Since the optimal designs of multiphysics problems often contain a combination ... -
Design of a Stiffened Space Membrane Structure Using Explicit Topology Optimization
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)In this work, a hybrid topology optimization scheme based on the moving morphable component (MMC) method is presented for the design of stiffened membrane structure. The stiffened membrane structure is composed of a base ... -
BioInspired Avenues for Advancing Brain Injury Prevention
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Bioinspired design is a highly promising avenue for uncovering novel traumatic brain injury prevention equipment designs. Nature has a history of providing inspiration for breakthrough innovations, particularly in cases ... -
Exploring Visual Cues for Design Analogy: A Deep Learning Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The goal of this research is to develop a computeraided visual analogy support (CAVAS) framework to augment designers’ visual analogical thinking by stimulating them by providing relevant visual cues from a variety of ... -
Dynamic Resource Allocation in Systems-of-Systems Using a Heuristic-Based Interpretable Deep Reinforcement Learning
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Systems-of-systems (SoS) often include multiple agents that interact in both cooperative and competitive modes. Moreover, they involve multiple resources, including energy, information, and bandwidth. If these resources ... -
Design of Digital Twin Sensing Strategies Via Predictive Modeling and Interpretable Machine Learning
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This work develops a methodology for sensor placement and dynamic sensor scheduling decisions for digital twins. The digital twin data assimilation is posed as a classification problem, and predictive models are used to ... -
Mobility Prediction of Off-Road Ground Vehicles Using a Dynamic Ensemble of NARX Models
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Mobility prediction of off-road autonomous ground vehicles (AGV) in uncertain environments is essential for their model-based mission planning, especially in the early design stage. While surrogate modeling methods have ... -
Valuation of Continuous Monitoring Systems for Engineering System Design in Recurrent Maintenance Decision Scenarios
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Condition monitoring plays a crucial role in improving system failure resilience, preventing tragic consequences brought by unexpected system failure events, and saving the consequential high operation and maintenance ... -
Functional Modeling-Based Digital Twin Architecture Representation: An Instructional Example of a COVID-19 Breathalyzer Kiosk
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This article presents and illustrates a functional modeling-based representation of digital twinning (DT) architectures. We provide a detailed review of the existing architectures and frameworks intended for use on product ... -
Towards Integrated Design and Operation of Complex Engineering Systems With Predictive Modeling: State-of-the-Art and Challenges
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Growing trends towards increased complexity and prolonged useful lives of engineering systems present challenges for system designers in accounting for the impacts of post-design activities (e.g., manufacturing, condition ... -
Special Issue: Integrated Design and Operation of Engineering Systems With Predictive Modeling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Growing trends toward increased complexity and prolonged useful lives of engineering systems present challenges for system designers in accounting for the impacts of post-design activities on system performance (e.g., ... -
Co-Design of the Morphology and Actuation of Soft Robots for Locomotion
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)In recent years, the field of soft robotics has received considerable attention due to its potential in increasing the safety of human-robot interaction. The design of soft robots possesses great challenges. For example, ... -
A Compact Mirror-Symmetrical XY Compliant Parallel Manipulator for Minimizing Parasitic Rotations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The design of XY compliant parallel manipulators (CPMs) remains challenging considering the tradeoff between mirror-symmetry for better constrained undesired rotations and a small footprint, although a significant number ... -
Deep Generative Models in Engineering Design: A Review
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Automated design synthesis has the potential to revolutionize the modern engineering design process and improve access to highly optimized and customized products across countless industries. Successfully adapting generative ... -
How to Use the Levers of Modularity Properly—Linking Modularization to Economic Targets
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Product developers are faced with the challenge of covering an ever-increasing external variety with as little internal variety as possible. Modular product architectures offer one way of resolving the challenge. They have ... -
Reviewer’s Recognition
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The Editor and Editorial Board of the Journal of Mechanical Design would like to thank all of the reviewers for volunteering their expertise and time reviewing manuscripts in 2021. Serving as reviewers for the journal is ... -
Design of a Compact Gear-Spring Mechanism for Static Balancing of Variable Payloads
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The design of mechanisms for the static balancing of a rotating and weight-varying link has tremendous implications for mechanical structures and robotic systems. This article presents a compact gear-spring mechanism (CGSM) ... -
Fit As a Diagnostic Tool: An Analytic Review of Approaches to Measure Correspondence Between Technical and Organizational Architectures
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Standardized design approaches such as those embodied by concurrent design facilities have many benefits, such as increased efficiency of the design process, but may also have hidden costs. Specifically, when their ... -
Design and Kinematic Analysis of a Novel Deployable Antenna Mechanism for Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellites
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This paper presents a novel deployable antenna mechanism for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. First, the topological structure of the new deployable mechanism is designed based on the five conditions expected to ... -
Toward Holistic Design of Spatial Packaging of Interconnected Systems With Physical Interactions (SPI2)
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Three-dimensional spatial packaging of interconnected systems with physical interactions (SPI2) design plays a vital role in the functionality, operation, energy usage, and life cycle of practically all engineered systems, ...