... functions that cannot be accomplished by conventional robots. This study designed the manufacturing and assembling processes for the SLPM section according to the needs of practical applications, to explore the influence of flexible hinge on the resistance of SLPM section to lateral and torsional forces...

... cylinder-driven DTM based on the compliant mechanisms is designed to realize the displacement output expansion. The opening and closing of the clamping jaws is driven by the air cylinder to enlarge the output displacement of the microgripper. According to the analysis of statics model of the mechanism...

...Michael Anderson; Spence Chanthavane; Adam Broshkevitch; Paul Braden; Colton Bassford; Matthew Kim; Michael Fantini; Seth Konig; Trent Owens; Carl Sorensen Demand is increasing for effective online tools to perform collaborative engineering design by geographically separated teams. In particular...

...Pinar Acar We present a new sampling method for the multi-scale design of polycrystalline materials, which improves the computational time efficiency compared to the existing computational approaches. The solution strategy aims to find microstructure designs that optimize component-scale mechanical...

...N. Lobontiu; T. Gress; M. Gh. Munteanu; B. Ilic This research proposes the self-similarity design concept of flexible mechanisms by studying the out-of-plane, piston motion of a compliant device. Self-similar compliant mechanisms can be formed by connecting flexible units of scaled-down, identical...

... be used as the deployable mechanism, and even envelop the curved surface in its unfolded configuration. We establish a geometric model and a kinematic model for the mechanism. Then we propose a designing approach including folding design and driving method. The folding design, which ensures...

... or the reliability of gears. The results are in agreement with the catalog prices of a manufacturer in a wide size range and different modules. The model provides a simple cost estimation tool for multi-objective gear design and optimization. 1 Corresponding author. Contributed by the Power Transmission...

...Xiaojun Wang; Xinyu Geng; Lei Wang; Ruixing Wang; Xiao Chen; Weichao Fan Linkage mechanisms are typically designed to generate a specific functional relationship or path. Because the uncertain dimensions and joint clearances severely affect the output motion accuracy, designers urgently need...

...Guanglu Zhang; Daniel A. McAdams; Venkatesh Shankar; Milad Mohammadi Darani During the development planning of a new product, designers and entrepreneurs rely on the prediction of product performance to make business investment and design strategy decisions. Moore's law and the logistic S-curve...

... impact (using specific data from products introduced into the market) or predict social impact (using personas that represent real individuals). Contributed by the Design Automation Committee of ASME for publication in the J OURNAL OF M ECHANICAL D ESIGN . Manuscript received April 28, 2017...

... number of observations are available. The sensitivity-based calibration method captures the trend of observation data by matching the slope of simulation predictions and observations at different designs and then utilizing a constant value to compensate for the model discrepancy. The sensitivity-based...

...., environmental/operational data), can be continuously collected during the product usage stage. These technologies provide opportunities to improve product design considering product functional performance degradation. The challenge lies in how to assess data of product functional performance degradation...

... Anthropology. Human Diversity: Design for Life , Delft, The Netherlands, Aug. 22–26, pp. 150 – 155 . http://www.academia.edu/3134377/Measuring_Chinese_heads_and_faces [3] OAI , 2017 , “ OAI Design, Subject Characteristics, Data, and Images ,” The Osteoarthritis Initiative, San Francisco, CA, accessed...

...Jocelyn M. Kluger; Alexander H. Slocum; Themistoklis P. Sapsis This paper applies linear elastic theory and Castigliano's first theorem to design nonlinear (stiffening) flexures used as load cells with both large force range and large resolution. Low stiffness at small forces causes high...

... not alter the change trends. These results are useful to the design of fold structure and analysis of errors in standard Miura-ori structures. 1 Corresponding authors. Contributed by the Design Automation Committee of ASME for publication in the J OURNAL OF M ECHANICAL D ESIGN . Manuscript...

...) study to quantify the environmental impact associated with different design scenarios. The results reveal the impact of product design as well as consumers' repair decisions on the product lifespan and the corresponding environmental impacts. In addition to the above-mentioned design-related research...

...Hyunkyoo Cho; K. K. Choi; David Lamb In reliability-based design optimization (RBDO), dependent input random variables and varying standard deviation (STD) should be considered to correctly describe input distribution model. The input dependency and varying STD significantly affect sensitivity...

...). There is a possibility of underestimation of the peak contact force and displacement by 10.7% and 11.03%, respectively, if the scatter in the properties is not considered. The sensitivity-based probabilistic design optimization procedure is investigated to achieve better strength and lighter weight of composite for body...

...Jikai Liu; Yongsheng Ma This paper presents a novel sustainable design-oriented level set topology optimization method. It addresses the sustainability issue in product family design, which means an end-of-life (EoL) product can be remanufactured through subtractive machining into another lower...

...Ile Mircheski; Remon Pop-Iliev; Tatjana Kandikjan The ever-increasing global environmental concerns demand that strong emphasis be given to the decision-making process pertaining to the strategy of design for nondestructive disassembly during the product evaluation stage. The ultimate objective...