Journal of Mechanical Design: Recent submissions
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Challenges and Opportunities in Geometric Modeling of Complex Bio-Inspired Three-Dimensional Objects Designed for Additive Manufacturing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Ever since its introduction over five decades ago, geometric solid modeling has been crucial for engineering design purposes and is used in engineering software packages such as computer-aided design (cad), computer-aided ... -
Multifidelity Data Fusion Based on Gradient-Enhanced Surrogate Modeling Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)A multifidelity surrogate (MFS) model is a data fusion method for the enhanced prediction of less intensively sampled primary variables of interest (i.e., high-fidelity (HF) samples) with the assistance of intensively ... -
Influence of Omitted Variables in Consumer Choice Models on Engineering Design Optimization Solutions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This paper examines the impact of omitted variable bias (OVB) within consumer choice models on engineering design optimization solutions. Engineering products often have a multitude of attributes that influence consumers’ ... -
A Sequential Sampling Generation Method for Multi-Fidelity Model Based on Voronoi Region and Sample Density
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Multi-fidelity surrogate model-based engineering optimization has received much attention because it alleviates the computational burdens of expensive simulations or experiments. However, due to the nonlinearity of practical ... -
Bone Adaptation-Driven Design of Periodic Scaffolds
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This work introduces a computational method for designing bone scaffolds for maximum bone growth. A mechanobiological model of bone adaptation is used to compute the bone growth, taking into account the shape of the defect, ... -
Idea Generation Mechanisms: Comparing the Influence of Classification, Combination, Building on Others, and Stimulation Mechanisms on Ideation Effectiveness
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Ideation methods have been extensively studied, and several ideation methods can be beneficial in different contexts, but it is not understood what makes a specific method work. Previous work has shown that all the ideation ... -
A Study on the Mechanisms of Change Propagation in Mechanical Design
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Design changes and change propagation have been recognized as ubiquitous in the engineering design process. But why are some design changes propagated while others are absorbed? This paper reports on a study to investigate ... -
Design of a Flexure Rotational Time Base With Varying Inertia
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Flexure oscillators are promising time bases, thanks to their high quality factor and monolithic design compatible with microfabrication. In mechanical watchmaking, they could advantageously replace the traditional balance ... -
Design of Contact-Aided Compliant Flexure Hinge Mechanism Using Superelastic Nitinol
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This paper presents a novel miniature contact-aided compliant mechanism (CCM) that includes flexure hinges and contact-aided structures. This continuum mechanism comprises a nickel–titanium alloy (Nitinol) tube with CCM ... -
A New Methodology for Multistage Multispeed Planetary Transmission Design Based on Geometry
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)In the planetary automatic transmission design, efficiency is one of the primary performance indicators determining the final selection from multiple candidates. However, efficiency evaluation is the last step of conceptual ... -
A Mobile Bennett Network Constructed With Identical Square Panels
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Mobile networks, constructed with simple linkages by tessellation, have great application potential in engineering as they could change their shapes according to the need of working state by one degree-of-freedom (DOF). ... -
Are You Feeling Me? An Exploration of Empathy Development in Engineering Design Education
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Having empathy in the design process can help engineers relate to the end-user by identifying what and why certain experiences are meaningful. While there have been efforts to identify the factors that impact empathic ... -
Automated Geometric Correction System for Additive Manufacturing Considering Build Orientation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)One of the current challenges for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry lies in providing component designs compatible with the AM manufacturability and constraints without compromising the component structural ... -
Designing an Optimal Modular-Based Product Family Under Intellectual Property and Sustainability Considerations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)With the rapid development of new technology and the growing global competition in industry, it is essential for companies to protect their sensitive product designs and technologies. To ensure that their systems are not ... -
Reliability-Informed Life Cycle Warranty Cost and Life Cycle Analysis of Newly Manufactured and Remanufactured Units
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Standard life cycle techniques such as life cycle warranty cost (LCWC) analysis and life cycle analysis (LCA) are used to respectively quantify the relative economical and environmental advantages of remanufactured goods ... -
Multi-Objective Optimization for High-Dimensional Expensively Constrained Black-Box Problems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Multi-objective optimization (MOO) problems with computationally expensive constraints are commonly seen in real-world engineering design. However, metamodel-based design optimization (MBDO) approaches for MOO are often ... -
Evolutionary Gaussian Processes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Emulation plays an important role in engineering design. However, most emulators such as Gaussian processes (GPs) are exclusively developed for interpolation/regression and their performance significantly deteriorates in ... -
Bayesian Optimization of Equilibrium States in Elastomeric Beams
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Architected elastomeric beam networks have great potential for energy absorption, multi-resonant vibration isolation, and multi-bandgap elastic wave control, due to the reconfigurability and programmability of their ... -
Multi-Model Bayesian Optimization for Simulation-Based Design
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)We enhance the Bayesian optimization (BO) approach for simulation-based design of engineering systems consisting of multiple interconnected expensive simulation models. The goal is to find the global optimum design with ... -
The Influence of Process Management: Uncovering the Impact of Real-Time Managerial Interventions via a Topic Modeling Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Computationally studying team discourse can provide valuable, real-time insights into the state of design teams and design cognition during problem-solving. The particular experimental design, adopted from previous work ...