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July 2006
ISSN 1050-0472
EISSN 1528-9001
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J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 657–658.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2217627
Topics:
Design
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Design engineering
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Dynamics (Mechanics)
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Kinematics
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Mechanical engineering
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Reliability
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Robotics
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Engineering teachers
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Vibration
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Computers
Research Papers
Effective Product Family Design Using Preference Aggregation
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 659–667.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2197835
Topics:
Design
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Preferences
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Motors
Building Surrogate Models Based on Detailed and Approximate Simulations
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 668–677.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2179459
Topics:
Design
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Simulation
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Engineering simulation
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Modeling
A Formal Approach to Handling Conflicts in Multiattribute Group Decision Making
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 678–688.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2197836
Topics:
Decision making
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Preferences
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Vehicles
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Design
Structural Optimization Using Function-Oriented Elements to Support Conceptual Designs
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 689–700.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2198257
Topics:
Conceptual design
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Design
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Optimization
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Structural optimization
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Stiffness
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Inertia (Mechanics)
Hierarchical Arrangement of Characteristics in Product Design Optimization
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 701–709.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2198256
Topics:
Design
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Optimization
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Product design
The Design of a Novel Prismatic Drive for a Three-DOF Parallel-Kinematics Machine
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 710–718.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2198283
Topics:
Cams
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Design
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Pressure
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Rollers
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Kinematics
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Machinery
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Optimization
A Relaxation Method for Simulating the Kinematics of Compound Nonlinear Mechanisms
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 719–728.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2198255
Topics:
Kinematics
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Relaxation (Physics)
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Simulation
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Biomechanics
Kinematic Analysis and Design of a New 3-DOF Translational Parallel Manipulator
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 729–737.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2198254
Topics:
Design
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Kinematics
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Manipulators
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Actuators
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Mechanical admittance
Using CAD Variation Geometry for Solving Velocity and Acceleration of Parallel Manipulators With 3-, 4-, 5-Linearly Driving Limbs
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 738–746.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2202147
Topics:
Dimensions
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Manipulators
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Simulation
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Computer-aided design
Assembly Configurations of Planar Multi-Loop Mechanisms With Kinematic Limitations
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 747–754.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2202143
Topics:
Kinematics
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Manufacturing
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Collisions (Physics)
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Linkages
Compliance Analysis of a Three-Legged Rigidly-Connected Platform Device
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 755–764.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2202141
Topics:
Springs
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Manufacturing
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Screws
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Jacobian matrices
Generalized Shooting Method for Analyzing Compliant Mechanisms With Curved Members
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 765–775.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2202139
Topics:
Compliant mechanisms
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Deflection
A Polynomial Homotopy Formulation of the Inverse Static Analysis of Planar Compliant Mechanisms
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 776–786.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2202137
Topics:
Compliant mechanisms
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Equilibrium (Physics)
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Polynomials
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Kinematics
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Potential energy
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Springs
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Linkages
Profiling Rotors for Limaçon-to-Limaçon Compression-Expansion Machines
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 787–793.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2202877
Topics:
Clearances (Engineering)
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Compression
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Machinery
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Rotors
The Synthesis of the Pitch Surfaces of Internal and External Skew-Gears and Their Racks
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 794–802.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2202875
A Novel Approach for Computation of Constraints on Parameters of Modification of the Tooth Addendum of Precision Involute Hobs
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 803–811.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2202879
Topics:
Gears
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Computation
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Machining
Robust Design for Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Applications
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 832–843.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2202880
Topics:
Design
An Approach to Robust Design of Turbulent Convective Systems
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 844–855.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2202882
Topics:
Design
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Turbulence
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Temperature
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Data centers
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Flow (Dynamics)
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Modeling
A Methodology for Trading-Off Performance and Robustness Under Uncertainty
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 856–863.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2202883
Topics:
Design
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Preferences
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Reliability
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Robustness
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Tradeoffs
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Uncertainty
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Optimization
Robust Design of Compressor Fan Blades Against Erosion
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 864–873.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2202886
Topics:
Blades
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Compressors
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Computational fluid dynamics
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Design
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Erosion
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Modeling
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Pressure
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Geometry
A New Deterministic Approach Using Sensitivity Region Measures for Multi-Objective Robust and Feasibility Robust Design Optimization
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 874–883.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2202884
Topics:
Design
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Optimization
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Robustness
Multi-Objective Single Product Robust Optimization: An Integrated Design and Marketing Approach
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 884–892.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2202889
Topics:
Design
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Robustness
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Preferences
Monotonicity and Active Set Strategies in Probabilistic Design Optimization
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 893–900.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2202887
Topics:
Algorithms
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Design
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Optimization
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Probability
A Design Optimization Method Using Evidence Theory
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 901–908.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2204970
Topics:
Algorithms
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Design
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Optimization
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Probability
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Uncertainty
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Failure
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Reliability
A Bayesian Approach to Reliability-Based Optimization With Incomplete Information
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 909–918.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2204969
Safety Envelope for Load Tolerance and its Application to Fatigue Reliability Design
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 919–927.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2204971
Topics:
Design
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Probability
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Reliability
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Safety
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Stress
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Fatigue
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Fatigue life
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Response surface methodology
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Uncertainty
Possibility-Based Design Optimization Method for Design Problems With Both Statistical and Fuzzy Input Data
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 928–935.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2204972
Topics:
Design
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Optimization
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Probability
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Statistical distributions
Inclusion of Model Errors in Reliability-Based Optimization
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 936–944.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2204973
Topics:
Errors
Understanding the Effects of Model Uncertainty in Robust Design With Computer Experiments
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 945–958.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2204974
Topics:
Design
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Interpolation
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Simulation
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Uncertainty
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Computers
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Response surface methodology
A Methodology to Manage System-level Uncertainty During Conceptual Design
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 959–968.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2204975
Topics:
Design
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Uncertainty
,
Simulation
The Value of Using Imprecise Probabilities in Engineering Design
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 969–979.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2204976
Topics:
Design
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Probability
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Uncertainty
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Engineering design
Managing the Collection of Information Under Uncertainty Using Information Economics
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 980–990.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2205878
Topics:
Design
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Economics
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Probability
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Pressure vessels
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Uncertainty
Probabilistic Analytical Target Cascading: A Moment Matching Formulation for Multilevel Optimization Under Uncertainty
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 991–1000.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2205870
Topics:
Design
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Optimization
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Uncertainty
Implicit Uncertainty Propagation for Robust Collaborative Optimization
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 1001–1013.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2205869
Topics:
Design
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Engineering disciplines
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Optimization
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Uncertainty
Risk-Based Decision-Making for Managing Resources During the Design of Complex Space Exploration Systems
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 1014–1022.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2205868
Topics:
Design
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Design methodology
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Failure
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Risk
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Wheels
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Satellites
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Risk-based decision making
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Risk reduction
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Risk mitigation
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Decision making
Discussion
Disscussion: “Kinematics of the Translational 3-URC Mechanism” [Di Gregorio, R., 2004, ASME J. Mech. Des., 126, pp. 1113–1117]
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 812–813.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2205875
Topics:
Displacement
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Inverse problems
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Kinematics
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Manipulator kinematics
Closure to “Discussion of ‘Kinematics of the Translational 3-URC Mechanism’ ” (2006, ASME J. Mech. Des., 128, pp. 812–813)
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 814.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2205876
Topics:
Inverse problems
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Kinematics
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Manipulator kinematics
Technical Briefs
Multi-position Dimensional Synthesis of a Spatial Parallel Manipulator
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 815–819.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2205872
Topics:
Manipulators
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Reactor protection systems
Wear Calculation for Toroidal Drive
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 820–823.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2205873
A Comparative Study of Optimal Design for an Inkjet Printer Tube With and Without Performance Variations
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 824–826.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2181994
Topics:
Design
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Optimization
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Stiffness
,
Printing
Guest Editorial
Robust and Reliability-Based Design
J. Mech. Des. July 2006, 128(4): 829–831.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2205877
Topics:
Design
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Reliability
,
Uncertainty
