Volumes | International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference | American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection

Topics: Design , Topology , Deflection , Optimization , Stress , Automotive seats , Finite element analysis , Gradient methods , Nonlinear programming , Weight (Mass)

Optimum Design of Crown Brakes

A. Elbella, A. Seireg

IDETC-CIE 1989; 111-117doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0080

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Topics: Brakes , Design , Rotors , Algorithms , Heat , Stress , Weight (Mass)

Numerical Optimization of Rotor-Bearing Systems

J. P. Sadler, K. E. Rouch, A. S. Rani

IDETC-CIE 1989; 119-126doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0081

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Topics: Bearings , Optimization , Rotors , Design , Dynamic analysis , Finite element analysis , Nonlinear programming

Optimal Design Rules Applied to the Design of High-Speed Mechanisms Under Deflection and Stress Constraints

F. W. Liou, J. D. Liu

IDETC-CIE 1989; 127-133doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0082

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Topics: Deflection , Design , Stress , Interpolation , Weight (Mass)

A Hybrid Expert System–Nonlinear Programming Approach to Optimal Gear Design

K.-C. Lin, G. E. Johnson

IDETC-CIE 1989; 135-143doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0083

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Topics: Design , Expert systems , Gears , Nonlinear programming , Spur gears , Computation , Databases , Design automation , Information retrieval , Optimization

A Procedure Using Manufacturing Variance to Design Gears With Minimum Transmission Error

S. Sundaresan, K. Ishii, D. R. Houser

IDETC-CIE 1989; 145-151doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0084

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Topics: Design , Errors , Gears , Manufacturing , Spur gears

A General Method for Optimum Design of Gear Boxes Through Nonlinear Programming

W. L. Cleghorn, R. G. Fenton, J.-F. Fu

IDETC-CIE 1989; 153-160doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0085

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Topics: Design , Gears , Nonlinear programming , Manipulators , Optimization

Integrated Optimal Design of Planar Mechanisms Using Fuzzy Theories

A. K. Dhingra, S. S. Rao

IDETC-CIE 1989; 161-168doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0086

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Topics: Design , Kinematics , Nonlinear programming , Computer programming , Fuzzy set theory , Linkages , Pareto optimization

Robot Path Planning and Obstacle Avoidance: A Design Optimization Approach

E. Sandgren, S. Venkataraman

IDETC-CIE 1989; 169-175doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0087

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Topics: Design , Optimization , Path planning , Robots , Algorithms , Collisions (Physics) , Computers , Dynamic programming , Grippers , Manipulators

A Network Optimization Approach to Three-Dimensional Collision-Free Robot Path Planning

P. K. Jain, S. P. Manoochehri

IDETC-CIE 1989; 177-182doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0088

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Topics: Collisions (Physics) , Optimization , Path planning , Robots , Algorithms , Kinematics , Manipulators , Computer software , Dynamics (Mechanics)

Shape Optimization and Automated Structural Design

Determination of the Allowable Manipulator Link Shapes; and Task, Installation, and Obstacle Spaces Using the Monte Carlo Method

J. Rastegar, Q. Tu

IDETC-CIE 1989; 183-189doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0089

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Topics: Manipulators , Monte Carlo methods , Shapes , Space , Computers , End effectors , Geometry , Shape design

Shape Optimization of Robotic Manipulators for Maximum Stiffness and Load Carrying Capacity

S. Lamancusa, D. A. Saravanos, H. J. Sommer, III

IDETC-CIE 1989; 191-200doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0090

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Topics: Load bearing capacity , Manipulators , Shape optimization , Stiffness , Design , Shapes , Weight (Mass) , Finite element analysis , Robotics , Structural optimization

A Constrained Variational Method for Two-Dimensional Shape Optimization

R. L. West, Jr., E. Sandgren

IDETC-CIE 1989; 201-207doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0091

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Topics: Shape optimization , Variational techniques , Shapes , Poisson equation , Boundary element methods , Boundary-value problems , Equilibrium (Physics) , Virtual work principle

A Dual-Purpose KBES for Preliminary Structural Design

P. K. Hart, J. Rodriguez

IDETC-CIE 1989; 209-216doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0092

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Topics: Computers , Conceptual design , Databases , Design , Engineering prototypes , Expert systems , Molding , Optimization , Shapes , Shells

A Two Dimensional Rule-Based Shape Synthesis Method

D. M. Russell, S. P. Manoochehri

IDETC-CIE 1989; 217-223doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0093

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Topics: Shapes , Geometry , Design , Stress , Algorithms , Finite element analysis , Finite element model , Shape optimization , Weight (Mass)

Optimization With Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis

The Determination of the Probabilistic Properties of Velocities and Accelerations in Kinematic Chains With Uncertainty

S. J. Lee, B. J. Gilmore

IDETC-CIE 1989; 225-232doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0094

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Topics: Kinematic chains , Uncertainty , Clearances (Engineering) , Computation , Design , Kinematic analysis , Kinematics , Linkages , Simulation

Robust Mechanical Design Through Minimum Sensitivity

A. D. Belegundu, S. Zhang

IDETC-CIE 1989; 233-239doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1989-0095

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Topics: Brass (Metal) , Design , Design engineering , Finite element analysis , Operating temperature , Pressure , Probability , Quality control , Safety , Shapes