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March 2015
ISSN 1050-0472
EISSN 1528-9001
Research Papers
Design Theory and Methodology
When Crowdsourcing Fails: A Study of Expertise on Crowdsourced Design Evaluation
J. Mech. Des. March 2015, 137(3): 031101.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029065
Topics:
Design
,
Errors
,
Engineering design
Design Automation
A New Method for Making Design Decisions: Decision Topologies
J. Mech. Des. March 2015, 137(3): 031401.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029218
Topics:
Design
,
Topology
,
Tradeoffs
,
Decision making
,
Reliability
,
Algorithms
Efficient Filtering in Topology Optimization via B-Splines
J. Mech. Des. March 2015, 137(3): 031402.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029373
Topics:
B-splines
,
Density
,
Filters
,
Optimization
,
Topology
,
Weight (Mass)
Redundancy Allocation for Reliability Design of Engineering Systems With Failure Interactions
J. Mech. Des. March 2015, 137(3): 031403.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029320
Topics:
Failure
,
Redundancy (Engineering)
,
Reliability
,
Design
A Novel Transformable Structural Mechanism for Doubly Ruled Hypar Surfaces
J. Mech. Des. March 2015, 137(3): 031404.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029231
Topics:
Design
,
Kinematics
,
Shapes
,
Stress
,
Structural analysis
,
Geometry
,
Construction
,
Mechanical admittance
,
Linkages
Time-Dependent Reliability Analysis Using the Total Probability Theorem
J. Mech. Des. March 2015, 137(3): 031405.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029326
Topics:
Composite materials
,
Failure
,
Probability
,
Theorems (Mathematics)
,
Reliability
Hinge-Free Compliant Mechanism Design Via the Topological Level-Set
J. Mech. Des. March 2015, 137(3): 031406.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029335
Topics:
Compliant mechanisms
,
Design
,
Hinges
,
Topology
,
Finite element analysis
,
Displacement
,
Optimization
,
Algorithms
,
Stiffness
Design for Manufacture and the Life Cycle
Application of Polynomial Chaos Expansion to Tolerance Analysis and Synthesis in Compliant Assemblies Subject to Loading
J. Mech. Des. March 2015, 137(3): 031701.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029283
Topics:
Manufacturing
,
Optimization
,
Polynomials
,
Tolerance analysis
,
Uncertainty quantification
,
Rails
,
Simulation
,
Design
,
Chaos
,
Computer-aided design
Design of Mechanisms and Robotic Systems
A Review on Compliant Joints and Rigid-Body Constant Velocity Universal Joints Toward the Design of Compliant Homokinetic Couplings
J. Mech. Des. March 2015, 137(3): 032301.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029318
Topics:
Bending (Stress)
,
Couplings
,
Design
,
Stiffness
,
Universal joints
,
Springs
,
Compliant mechanisms
,
Linkages
Effects of Tooth Indexing Errors on Load Distribution and Tooth Load Sharing of Splines Under Combined Loading Conditions
J. Mech. Des. March 2015, 137(3): 032601.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029282
Topics:
Errors
,
Indexing (Machining)
,
Splines
,
Stress
An Alternative Approach to the Definition of Profile Modifications in High-Contact-Ratio Spur Gears
J. Mech. Des. March 2015, 137(3): 032602.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029321
Topics:
Design
,
Stress
,
Torque
,
Spur gears
,
Gears
Technical Brief
Mechanical Behavior and Performance of the Onager
J. Mech. Des. March 2015, 137(3): 034501.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029319
Topics:
Machinery
,
Mechanical behavior
,
Motors
,
Projectiles
,
Torsion
,
Kinematics
,
Engines