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

Topics: Aircraft , Tensegrity structures , Wings , Tensegrity , Stiffness , Cables , Boundary-value problems , Compression , Equilibrium (Physics) , Flight

Novel Classification of Planar Four-Bar Mechanisms With Variable Topology

Brian J. Slaboch, Bradley W. Hobbs

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A006doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86005

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Topics: Topology , Classification , Geometry , Manufacturing , Medical devices

Design of Planar Shape-Morphing Mechanism Arrays Using Harmonic Mechanisms

Craig Lusk

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A007doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86086

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Topics: Design , Shapes , Degrees of freedom , Depth sounding , Engineering prototypes , Harmonic motion , Tiles

A Single Actuator Mechanism for Airfoil Shape Morphing

Andrew Ellis, Cong Zhu (John) Sun, Fengfeng (Jeff) Xi, Amin Moosavian

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A008doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86115

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Topics: Actuators , Airfoils , Shapes , Linkages , Design , Design methodology , NACA airfoils

A Conceptual Design Tool for Synthesis of Spatial Compliant and Shape Morphing Mechanisms

Sreekalyan Patiballa, Kazuhiro Uchikata, Ramkumar Komanduri Ranganath, Girish Krishnan

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A009doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86375

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Topics: Conceptual design , Shapes , Compliant mechanisms , Design , Dimensions , Stress , Engineering simulation , Finite element analysis , Flow (Dynamics) , Geometry

Motion Planning, Dynamics, and Control

Preventing Tumbling With a Twisting Trunk for the Quadruped Robot: Origaker I

Chunsong Zhang, Xuheng Chai, Jian S. Dai

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A010doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85053

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Topics: Robots , Stability , Center of mass

Increasing Energy Efficiency of High-Speed Parallel Robots by Using Variable Stiffness Springs and Optimal Motion Generation

Rafael Balderas Hill, Sébastien Briot, Abdelhamid Chriette, Philippe Martinet

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A011doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85090

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Topics: Energy efficiency , Robots , Springs , Stiffness , Energy consumption , Motors , Variable structure systems , Actuators , Deflection , End effectors

Velocity Decomposition-Enhanced Control for Point and Curved-Foot Planar Bipeds Experiencing Velocity Disturbances

Martin Fevre, Bill Goodwine, James P. Schmiedeler

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A012doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85200

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Topics: Control equipment , Cycles , Degrees of freedom , Design , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Errors , Feedback , Robots , Simulation , Simulation results

Control Solution for a Cable-Driven Parallel Robot With Highly Variable Payload

Etienne Picard, Stéphane Caro, Franck Plestan, Fabien Claveau

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A013doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85304

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Topics: Cables , Robots , Control equipment , Dynamometers , Torque , Design , Engines , Feedforward control , Motors , Robust control

Trajectory Planning of Projectile Catching Maneuvers for Robotic Manipulators

Mark Charlet, Élodie Marcellini, Clément Gosselin

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A014doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85395

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Topics: Manipulators , Projectiles , Trajectories (Physics) , Robots , Interpolation , Polynomials

Adaptive Extended Jacobian Can Improve the Global Conditioning Index of Redundant Robots

Henrique Simas, Raffaele Di Gregorio

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A015doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85467

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Topics: Robots , Kinematics , Algorithms

Persistent Target Detection and Tracking by an Autonomous Swarm

John J. Gainer, Jr., Levi D. DeVries, Michael D. Kutzer

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A016doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85573

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Topics: Algorithms , Batteries , Control algorithms , Decision making , Design , Heat , Radioactive substances , Sensors , Teams , Testing

Investigation of Impact Hammering Task of Musical Saw With a Humanoid Robot for Industrial Automation

Yusuke Fuke, Toshiki Hirogaki, Eiichi Aoyama, Akira Mishima

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A017doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85600

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Topics: Humanoid robots , Feedback , Robots , Acoustics , Deflection , Instrumentation , Stiffness , Vibration

Sliding Mode Set Point Control of a Six-DOF Cable-Suspended Parallel Robot With Tension Constraints and Uncertain Disturbances

Ping Ren, Yunlong Sun

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A018doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85742

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Topics: Cables , Robots , Tension , Control equipment , Algebra , Computer simulation , Design

Development of Active Magnetic Bearing System Using Adaptive Feedforward Cancellation for Compensation and Analysis of External Forces in Rotating Machinery

Shota Yabui, Tsuyoshi Inoue

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A019doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85754

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Topics: Feedforward control , Machinery , Magnetic bearings , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Journal bearings , Rotors

Optimizing Cable Arrangement in Cable-Driven Parallel Robots to Improve the Range of Available Wrenches

Kaveh Kamali, Ahmed Joubair, Ilian A. Bonev

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A020doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85905

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Topics: Cables , Robots , Optimization , Polynomials

Dynamic Modeling of a Quadruped With a Robotic Tail Using Virtual Work Principle

Yujiong Liu, Pinhas Ben-Tzvi

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A021doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86048

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Topics: Dynamic modeling , Robotics , Virtual work principle , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Computer simulation , Dynamic models , Modeling , Pendulums

Operational Space Formulation Under Joint Constraints

Juan D. Muñoz Osorio, Mario D. Fiore, Felix Allmendinger

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A022doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86058

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Topics: Algorithms , Kinetic energy , Manipulators , Robots , Simulation , Torque , Trajectories (Physics)

Sensitivity of Balancing in Legged Systems Under Torque Constraint Variations

Carlos Gonzalez, Carlotta Mummolo, Joo H. Kim

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A023doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86063

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Topics: Torque , Stability , Actuators , Design , Motors , Muscle , Optimization , Pendulums , Robots

Optimal and Dynamically Feasible Path Planning for an Anguilliform Fish-Inspired Robot in Presence of Obstacles

Santhosh Kumar Thati, Aditi Raj, Atul Thakur

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A024doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86120

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Topics: Path planning , Robots , Simulation , Collisions (Physics) , Computation , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Algorithms , Emergency management , Fluids , Inspection

Optimal Kinematic Redundancy Planning for Planar Mobile Cable-Driven Parallel Robots

Tahir Rasheed, Philip Long, David Marquez-Gamez, Stéphane Caro

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A025doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86182

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Topics: Cables , Kinematics , Redundancy (Engineering) , Robots , Degrees of freedom , Equilibrium (Physics)

The Influence of Partial Force Balancing on the Shaking Moments, Contact Forces, and Precision of a Delta Robot-Like Manipulator in a Compliant Frame

Jan J. de Jong, J. P. Meijaard, Volkert van der Wijk

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A026doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86189

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Topics: Manipulators , Robots , End effectors , Stress , Computer simulation , Design , Vibration

Liquid State Machine to Generate the Movement Profiles for the Gait Cycle of a 6 DOF Bipedal Robot in a Sagittal Plane

Jesús Franco-Robles, Alejandro De Lucio-Rangel, Karla A. Camarillo-Gómez, Gerardo I. Pérez-Soto, Jesús Rivera-Guillén

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A027doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86206

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Topics: Cycles , Machinery , Robots , Trajectories (Physics) , Artificial neural networks , Kinematics , Multilayer perceptron , Simulation , Time series

Data Driven Virtual Fixtures for Improved Shared Control

Andrew Sharp, Mitch Pryor

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A028doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86209

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Topics: Computer-aided design , Hardware , Inspection , Pipelines , Radiation (Physics) , Radioactive wastes , Robotics , Shapes , Shared control

Robot Evidence Based Search for a Dynamic User in an Indoor Environment

Shayne Lin, Goldie Nejat

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A029doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86295

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Topics: Robots , Probability

Novel Mechanisms, Robots, and Applications

Dynamic Trajectory Planning and Geometric Design of a Two-DOF Translational Cable-Suspended Planar Parallel Robot Using a Parallelogram Cable Loop

Jordan M. Longval, Clément Gosselin

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A030doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85138

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Topics: Cables , Design , Robots , Trajectories (Physics) , Algebra , Actuators , Dynamic models , End effectors , Kinematics , Oscillations

Design of Constant-Force Mechanisms Based on Straight-Line Linkages

Hsin-Ting Huang, Chin-Hsing Kuo

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A031doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85241

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Topics: Design , Linkages , Springs , Compression , End effectors

A Positively-Engaged Infinitely Variable Transmission Using Split Helical Gears

Ethan R. Brush, Carl A. Nelson

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A032doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85260

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Topics: Electric vehicles , Gears , Helical gears , Motors , Optimization , Robots , Torque , Vehicles

Prototyping and Validation of a Fixed-Actuator 3-Leg 6-DOF Robot

Nathan A. Jensen, Carl A. Nelson

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A033doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85261

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Topics: Actuators , Robots , Degrees of freedom , Engineering prototypes , Mechanical admittance , Parallel mechanisms

Cycloidal Geartrain In-Use Efficiency Study

Logan C. Farrell, James Holley, William Bluethmann, Marcia K. O’Malley

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A034doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85275

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Topics: Actuators , Cycles , Robotics , Simulation , Steady state , Testing , Torque

Force Analysis and Mechanical Design of a Novel 3-DOF Parallel Mechanism

Dongsheng Zhang, Yundou Xu, Jiantao Yao, Yulin Zhou, Yongsheng Zhao

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A035doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85280

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Topics: Design engineering , Parallel mechanisms , Manipulators , Torque , Degrees of freedom

A Bio-Inspired Miniature Climbing Robot With Bilayer Dry Adhesives: Design, Modeling, and Experimentation

Audelia G. Dharmawan, Priti Xavier, David Anderson, K. Blake Perez, Hassan H. Hariri, Gim Song Soh, Avinash Baji, Roland Bouffanais, Shaohui Foong, Hong Yee Low, Kristin L. Wood

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A036doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85294

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Topics: Adhesives , Biomimetics , Design , Modeling , Robots , Engineering prototypes , Equilibrium (Physics) , Performance , Torque , Wheels

Motion Analysis and Experiments of Reducer-Integrated Motor Using Strain Wave Gearing System

Tatsuro Terakawa, Masaharu Komori, Yuya Morita

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A037doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85299

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Topics: Motors , Waves , Rotation , Gears , Actuators , Deformation , Engineering prototypes , Robots , Stiffness , Stress

Exploiting the Kinematic Redundancy of a 6+3 Dofs Parallel Mechanism

Louis-Thomas Schreiber, Clément Gosselin

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A038doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85322

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Topics: Kinematics , Parallel mechanisms , Redundancy (Engineering) , Actuators , Degrees of freedom , Stress , Trajectories (Physics)

Improvement of the Balancing Accuracy in Gravity Compensators Based on the Inverted Slider Crank Mechanism

Vigen Arakelyan, Yang Zhang

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A039doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85361

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Topics: Gravity (Force) , Computer simulation , Errors , Springs

Part Monitoring and Quality Assessment of Conformal Additive Manufacturing Using Image Reconstruction

Michael D. Kutzer, Levi D. DeVries, Cooper D. Blas

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A040doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85370

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Topics: Additive manufacturing , Image reconstruction , Education , Geometry , Manufacturing , Modeling , Three-dimensional models

Design and Analysis of a Novel 6-URS Self-Reconfigurable All-Dimensional Walking Robot

Yanwen Li, Zhaoxu Qi, Pengfei Mao, Wenlong Sun, Juan Jiao, Weiguo Zhu

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A041doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85432

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Topics: Design , Robots , Degrees of freedom , Screws , Simulation , Trajectories (Physics)

Design and Analysis of a Cable-Driven Deployable Cylindrical Mechanism

Hang Xiao, Shengnan Lu, Xilun Ding

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A042doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85575

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Topics: Cables , Design , Construction , Engineering prototypes , Kinematics , Linkages , Pulleys , Shapes

Low-Cost Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for Inspection of Water-Filled Tunnels During Operation

Almir Pidić, Egil Aasbøe, Jørgen Simensen Almankaas, Andreas Simskar Wulvik, Martin Steinert

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A043doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85592

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Topics: Inspection , Tunnels , Underwater vehicles , Water , Buoyancy , Flow (Dynamics) , Maintenance , Water supply , Water tunnels

Modelling of Continuous Contact-Based Skating Technique

Varan Gupta, Rohit Patel, Jitendra P. Khatait, I. N. Kar

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A044doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85598

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Topics: Algorithms , Blades , Computer software , Degrees of freedom , Design , Equations of motion , Humanoid robots , Ice , Kinematics , Modeling

Identifying Stiffness, Friction, and Kinematic Error Signature in Gear Bearing Drive Transmissions

Elias Brassitos, Nader Jalili

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A045doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85647

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Topics: Bearings , Errors , Friction , Gears , Kinematics , Stiffness , Dynamic models , Engines , Manufacturing , Motors

Calculation of the Collision-Free Printing Workspace for Fully-Constrained Cable-Driven Parallel Robots

Marc Fabritius, Christoph Martin, Andreas Pott

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A046doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85961

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Topics: Cables , Collisions (Physics) , Printing , Robots , Shapes , Cross section (Physics) , Additive manufacturing , Design , Manipulators , Risk

Development and Kinematic Position Analysis of a Novel Class 2 Tensegrity Robot

Carlos G. Manríquez-Padilla, Karla A. Camarillo-Gómez, Gerardo I. Pérez-Soto, Juvenal Rodríguez-Reséndiz, Carl D. Crane, III

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A047doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86057

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Topics: Kinematics , Robots , Tensegrity , Engineering prototypes , Kinematic analysis , Simulation , Trajectories (Physics) , Universal joints

Investigation of Neural-Network-Based Inverse Kinematics for a 6-DOF Serial Manipulator With Non-Spherical Wrist

Benjamin E. Hargis, Wesley A. Demirjian, Matthew W. Powelson, Stephen L. Canfield

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A048doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86093

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Topics: Kinematics , Manipulators , Artificial neural networks , Errors , Density , End effectors , Matlab , Robots , Testing , Trains

Kinematic and Workspace Modelling of a 6-PUS Parallel Mechanism

Jérôme Landuré, Clément Gosselin

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A049doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86122

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Topics: Kinematics , Modeling , Parallel mechanisms , Algorithms , Architecture , Jacobian matrices , Kinematic analysis

Vision-Based Hand Gesture Recognition With Deep Machine Learning for Visual Servoing

Abdulrahman Al-Shanoon, Haoxiang Lang, Ying Wang

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A050doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86186

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Topics: Machine learning , Robot motion , Artificial neural networks , End effectors , Feedforward control , Motion control , Robots , Sensors

Vibration Analysis of a Long Boom for a Farm Machine

Qianwei Zhang, Reza Fotouhi

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A051doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86188

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Topics: Machinery , Vibration analysis , Vehicles , Cantilevers , Data collection , Sensors , Vibration

Modeling and Machine Learning Aided Analysis of a Claw-Less Magnetically Coupled Ball-Drive Design

Biruk A. Gebre, Kishore Pochiraju

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A052doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86202

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Topics: Design , Machine learning , Modeling , Mechanical admittance , Wheels , Algorithms , Finite element analysis , Machinery , Principal component analysis , Testing

Design of a Novel Torsional Spring for the Next Generation Compliant Actuators

Jeong H. Yoon, Dennis Hong

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A053doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86374

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Topics: Actuators , Design , Springs , Absorption , Energy storage , Force control , Humanoid robots , Prostheses , Seas , Shock (Mechanics)

Effect of Fiber Angle Variation on Bending Behavior of Semi-Cylindrical Fiber-Reinforced Soft Actuator

Anis Darmohammadi, Hamid Reza Naeimi, Mahdi Agheli

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A054doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86400

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Topics: Actuators , Fibers , Robots , Screw threads , Thread , Computer software , Elastomers , Finite element analysis , Simulation results

Origami-Based Engineering Design

Origami-Based Design of Conceal-and-Reveal Systems

Bryce P. DeFigueiredo, Kyler A. Tolman, Erica Crampton, Nathan A. Pehrson, Spencer P. Magleby, Larry L. Howell

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A055doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85224

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Topics: Design , Complex systems , Engineering design

Three Approaches for Managing Stiffness in Origami-Inspired Mechanisms

Alden Yellowhorse, Larry L. Howell

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A056doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85450

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Topics: Origami-inspired design , Stiffness , Engineering systems and industry applications , Finite element analysis , Optimization

Multiphysics Modeling and Experimental Validation of Reconfigurable, E-Textile Origami Antennas

Hamil Shah, Abdullahi Inshaar, Chengzhe Zou, Shreyas Chaudhari, Saad Alharbi, Asimina Kiourti, Ryan L. Harne

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A057doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85603

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Topics: Modeling , Textiles , Deformation , Shapes , Architecture , Dipoles (Electromagnetism) , Electrical conductivity , Mechanical structures , Radiation (Physics) , Waves

Controlling Origami Stability Profile Using Magnets

Hongbin Fang, Tse-Shao Chang, K. W. Wang

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A058doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85712

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Topics: Magnets , Stability , Metamaterials , Design , Potential energy , Engineering prototypes , Mechanical properties

Topology Optimization for Discovery of Auxetic Origami Structures

Andrew Gillman, Kazuko Fuchi, Alexander Cook, Alexander Pankonien, Philip R. Buskohl

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A059doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85732

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Topics: Optimization , Topology , Design , Bifurcation , Metamaterials , Modal analysis , Poisson ratio , Trusses (Building)

Folding a Rigid Flat Surface Around a Square Hub

Runping Xu, Xiao Zhang, Jiayao Ma, Yan Chen, Yue Cao, Zhong You

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A060doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85791

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Topics: Degrees of freedom , Membranes , Solar energy , Winding (process)

Using Multi-Stable Origami Mechanism for Peristaltic Gait Generation: A Case Study

Priyanka Bhovad, Suyi Li

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A061doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85932

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Topics: Actuators , Control equipment , Cycles , Deformation , Design , Robots , Stability , Switches

PALEO: Plastically Annealed Lamina Emergent Origami

Yves Klett

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A062doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85983

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Topics: Deformation , Mechanical admittance , Shapes

Design of Structures With Multiple Equilibrium Configurations

Yang Li, Sergio Pellegrino

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A063doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86157

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Topics: Design , Equilibrium (Physics) , Springs , Linkages , Rigid-body mechanisms

Compact Directional and Frictional Hinges for Flat Folding Applications

Patrick D. Shemenski, Brian P. Trease

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A064doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86225

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Topics: Hinges , Compliant mechanisms , Kinematics , Packing (Shipments) , Packings (Cushioning) , Robotics , Shapes , Springs

Energy Absorption of Origami Crash Box: Numerical Simulation and Theoretical Analysis

Mengyan Shi, Jiayao Ma, Yan Chen, Zhong You

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A065doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86261

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Topics: Absorption , Computer simulation , Theoretical analysis , Deformation , Design , Diamonds , Electromagnetic induction , Failure mechanisms

Design of Hinge-Line Geometry to Facilitate Non-Plastic Folding in Thin Metallic Origami-Inspired Devices

Miaomiao Zhang, Brian P. Trease

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A066doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86267

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Topics: Design , Geometry , Hinges , Origami-inspired design , Membranes , Biocompatibility , Corrosion resistance , Deformation , Displacement , Electronics

Design of One-DOF Triangular Resch Pattern With Thick-Panel Origami

Miao Zhang, Fufu Yang, Jiayao Ma, Yan Chen, Zhong You

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A067doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86312

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Topics: Design , Engineering systems and industry applications , Degrees of freedom , Kinematic analysis , Mechanical admittance

An Integrated Design and Simulation Environment for Rapid Prototyping of Laminate Robotic Mechanisms

Mohammad Sharifzadeh, Roozbeh Khodambashi, Daniel M. Aukes

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A068doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86359

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Topics: Design , Laminates , Rapid prototyping , Robotics , Simulation , Robots , Computer software , Manufacturing , Engineering prototypes , Equations of motion

Theoretical and Computational Kinematics (A.T. Yang Symposium)

Over-Constrained Mechanisms Derived From RPRP Loops

Kwun-Lon Ting, Kuan-Lun Hsu

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A069doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85030

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Topics: Computer simulation , Computer software , Computer-aided design , Linkages , Manufacturing , Mechanical admittance

A Single-Loop 7R Spatial Mechanism That Has Three Motion Modes With the Same Instantaneous DOF but Different Finite DOF

Xianwen Kong, Andreas Müller

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A070doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85125

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Topics: Algebra , Construction , Degrees of freedom , Geometry , Kinematics , Mechanical admittance , Switches

Workspace Investigation of Cable-Driven Robots With Non-Negligible Cable Mass and Antipodal Method

Leila Notash, Derek McColl

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A071doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85300

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Topics: Cables , Robots , Elasticity , Manipulators , Tension , Density , Gravity (Force) , Manipulator design , Theorems (Mathematics)

Kinematic Analysis of Mechanisms Based on Parametric Polynomial System

Keisuke Arikawa

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A072doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85347

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Topics: Kinematic analysis , Polynomials , Kinematics , Algebra , Computation , Image segmentation , Linkages , Manufacturing

Analysis of the Spinning Motion and the Orientation Description Methods for 2-DOF RMs

Liu Kai, Yu Jingjun, Kong Xianwen

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A073doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85412

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Topics: Spin (Aerodynamics) , Spinning (Textile) , Degrees of freedom , Engineering prototypes , Equations of motion , Kinematics , Simulation

Matrix Analysis of Second-Order Kinematic Constraints of Single-Loop Linkages in Screw Coordinates

Liheng Wu, Andreas Müller, Jian S. Dai

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A074doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85433

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Topics: Kinematics , Linkages , Screws , Mechanical admittance , Algebra , Boiling , Computers , Dynamic analysis , Jacobian matrices , Stress

A Screw Approach to the Approximation of the Local Geometry of the Configuration Space and of the Set of Configurations of Certain Rank of Lower Pair Linkages

Andreas Müller

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A075doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85526

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Topics: Approximation , Geometry , Linkages , Screws , Jacobian matrices , Algebra , Boiling , Mechanical admittance , Polynomials

Transmission Errors and Backlash Analysis of a Single-Stage Cycloidal Drive Using Tooth Contact Analysis

Yi-Pei Shih, Bor-Tyng Sheen, Kun-Yu Wu, Jyh-Jone Lee

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A076doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85558

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Topics: Errors , Manufacturing , Gears , Machine tools , Mechanical drives , Robots , Torque

A Motion Synthesis Approach to Solving Alt-Burmester Problems by Exploiting Fourier Descriptor Relationship Between Path and Orientation Data

Shashank Sharma, Anurag Purwar, Q. Jeffrey Ge

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A077doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85567

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Topics: Algebra , Algorithms , Fittings , Linkages

A Machine Learning Approach to Kinematic Synthesis of Defect-Free Planar Four-Bar Linkages

Shrinath Deshpande, Anurag Purwar

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A078doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85578

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Topics: Kinematics , Linkages , Machine learning , Artificial neural networks , Databases , Optimization , Circuits , Conceptual design , Error functions , Errors

Recovering a Rotation Matrix From Three Direction Cosines

Mengdi Xu, Gregory S. Chirikjian

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A079doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85825

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Topics: Rotation , Jacobian matrices , Path planning

Conservative Error Space Estimation of 3-DoF Planar Parallel Mechanisms

Jianzhong Ding, Shengnan Lu, Ting Da, Chunjie Wang, Gregory S. Chirikjian

IDETC-CIE 2018; V05BT07A080doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85849

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Topics: Errors , Parallel mechanisms , Manipulators , Algebra , Clearances (Engineering) , Computation , Error analysis , Kinematics , Mechanical admittance , Modeling