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April 2019
ISSN 1050-0472
EISSN 1528-9001
Research Papers
Design Theory and Methodology
Design Heuristics for Additive Manufacturing Validated Through a User Study
J. Mech. Des. April 2019, 141(4): 041101.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041051
Topics:
Design
,
Additive manufacturing
Design Automation
Discovering Sequenced Origami Folding Through Nonlinear Mechanics and Topology Optimization
J. Mech. Des. April 2019, 141(4): 041401.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041782
Topics:
Design
,
Optimization
,
Topology
,
Trusses (Building)
,
Algorithms
,
Optimization algorithms
Employing Knowledge on Causal Relationship to Assist Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
J. Mech. Des. April 2019, 141(4): 041402.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042342
Topics:
Design
,
Optimization
System Reliability-Based Design Optimization Under Tradeoff Between Reduction of Sampling Uncertainty and Design Shift
J. Mech. Des. April 2019, 141(4): 041403.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041859
Topics:
Design
,
Failure
,
Probability
,
Uncertainty
,
Sensitivity analysis
,
Reliability-based optimization
Design for Manufacture and the Life Cycle
A Novel Region-Division-Based Tolerance Design Method for a Large Number of Discrete Elements Distributed on a Large Surface
J. Mech. Des. April 2019, 141(4): 041701.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041573
Topics:
Design
,
Design methodology
,
Errors
,
Sensitivity analysis
,
Gaussian distribution
,
Manufacturing
Examining the Influence of Solar Panel Installers on Design Innovation and Market Penetration
J. Mech. Des. April 2019, 141(4): 041702.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042343
Topics:
Design
,
Dynamics (Mechanics)
,
Photovoltaic power systems
,
Reliability
,
Solar energy
,
Maintenance
,
Modeling
,
Simulation
Design Education
The Prototype for X Framework: Assessing Impact on Self-Reported Prototyping Behavior of Student Designers
J. Mech. Des. April 2019, 141(4): 042001.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041781
Topics:
Design
,
Engineering prototypes
,
Students
Design of Mechanisms and Robotic Systems
Dynamic Analysis of Planar Mechanisms With Fuzzy Joint Clearance and Random Geometry
J. Mech. Des. April 2019, 141(4): 042301.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042111
Topics:
Clearances (Engineering)
,
Uncertainty
Design of Direct Contact Systems
The Complete Set of One-Degree-of-Freedom Planetary Gear Trains With Up to Nine Links
J. Mech. Des. April 2019, 141(4): 043301.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041482
Topics:
Databases
,
Planetary gears
,
Rotation
,
Trains
,
Displacement
,
Algorithms
Technical Brief
Simultaneous Discrete Topology Optimization of Ply Orientation and Thickness for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic-Laminated Structures
J. Mech. Des. April 2019, 141(4): 044501.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042222
Topics:
Carbon reinforced plastics
,
Design
,
Optimization
,
Topology
,
Engines
A Design Method to Improve End-of-Use Product Value Recovery for Circular Economy
J. Mech. Des. April 2019, 141(4): 044502.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041574
Topics:
Decision making
,
Design
,
Design methodology
,
Economics
,
Horizontal directional drilling
,
Recycling
,
Optimization
,
Weight (Mass)
,
Screws
,
Pareto analysis