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Volume 132, Issue 1

January 2010

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ISSN 1050-0472

EISSN 1528-9001

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Editorial
Research Papers
Technical Briefs

Editorial

JMD in the New Decade

Panos Y. Papalambros

J. Mech. Des. January 2010, 132(1): 010201. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000672

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View articletitled, JMD in the New Decade

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Topics: Computer-aided design , Design , Design for Manufacturing , Micromechanical devices , Nanoelectromechanical devices

Research Papers

“Deus-Ex-Machina” Mechanism Reconstruction in the Theater of Phlius, Corinthia

Argyris S. Papadogiannis, Marilena C. Tsakoumaki, Thomas G. Chondros

J. Mech. Des. January 2010, 132(1): 011001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000530

Abstract

View articletitled, “Deus-Ex-Machina” Mechanism Reconstruction in the Theater of Phlius, Corinthia

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Topics: Cogeneration systems , Machinery , Ropes , Stress , Roofs , Pulleys , Design

A General and Numerically Efficient Framework to Design Sector-Type and Cylindrical Counterweights for Balancing of Planar Linkages

B. Demeulenaere, M. Verschuure, J. Swevers, J. De Schutter

J. Mech. Des. January 2010, 132(1): 011002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000532

Abstract

View articletitled, A General and Numerically Efficient Framework to Design Sector-Type and Cylindrical Counterweights for Balancing of Planar Linkages

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Topics: Bearings , Design , Inertia (Mechanics) , Linkages , Optimization , Shapes , Tradeoffs , Torque

Design of Single, Multiple, and Scaled Nonlinear Springs for Prescribed Nonlinear Responses

Christine Vehar Jutte, Sridhar Kota

J. Mech. Des. January 2010, 132(1): 011003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000595

Abstract

View articletitled, Design of Single, Multiple, and Scaled Nonlinear Springs for Prescribed Nonlinear Responses

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Topics: Design , Displacement , Springs , Stress

Tooth Surface Error Correction for Face-Hobbed Hypoid Gears

Qi Fan

J. Mech. Des. January 2010, 132(1): 011004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000646

Abstract

View articletitled, Tooth Surface Error Correction for Face-Hobbed Hypoid Gears

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Topics: Errors , Geometry , Spiral bevel gears , Machinery , Gears

Single-Loop System Reliability-Based Design Optimization Using Matrix-Based System Reliability Method: Theory and Applications

Tam H. Nguyen, Junho Song, Glaucio H. Paulino

J. Mech. Des. January 2010, 132(1): 011005. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000483

Abstract

View articletitled, Single-Loop System Reliability-Based Design Optimization Using Matrix-Based System Reliability Method: Theory and Applications

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Topics: Design , Failure , Molten salt reactors , Probability , Reliability , Reliability-based optimization , System failures , Optimization , Trusses (Building)

Trajectory Control of Compliant Parallel-Arm Mechanisms

Ayşe Tekeş, Ümit Sönmez, Bilin Aksun Güvenç

J. Mech. Des. January 2010, 132(1): 011006. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000637

Abstract

View articletitled, Trajectory Control of Compliant Parallel-Arm Mechanisms

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Topics: Cantilever beams , Compliant mechanisms , Deflection , Stress , Trajectories (Physics) , Simulation , Displacement , Finite element analysis , Springs , Design

Optimal Design Accounting for Reliability, Maintenance, and Warranty

Zhonglai Wang, Hong-Zhong Huang, Xiaoping Du

J. Mech. Des. January 2010, 132(1): 011007. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000638

Abstract

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Topics: Design , Maintenance , Reliability , Risk-based design

Mechanical Spring Replacement With Pneumatic Return Device in a Valve Train: Effects on Dynamics and Preload Tuning

Pastorelli Stefano, Almondo Andrea, Sorli Massimo

J. Mech. Des. January 2010, 132(1): 011008. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000640

Abstract

View articletitled, Mechanical Spring Replacement With Pneumatic Return Device in a Valve Train: Effects on Dynamics and Preload Tuning

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Topics: Springs , Stiffness , Valves , Circuits

An Approach to Power-Flow and Static Force Analysis in Multi-Input Multi-Output Epicyclic-Type Transmission Trains

Essam L. Esmail, Shaker S. Hassan

J. Mech. Des. January 2010, 132(1): 011009. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000644

Abstract

View articletitled, An Approach to Power-Flow and Static Force Analysis in Multi-Input Multi-Output Epicyclic-Type Transmission Trains

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Topics: Circuits , Flow (Dynamics) , Torque , Trains , Engines , Gears

An Ease-Off Based Optimization of the Loaded Transmission Error of Hypoid Gears

A. Artoni, M. Kolivand, A. Kahraman

J. Mech. Des. January 2010, 132(1): 011010. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000645

Abstract

View articletitled, An Ease-Off Based Optimization of the Loaded Transmission Error of Hypoid Gears

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Topics: Design , Optimization , Spiral bevel gears , Gears , Errors

Technical Briefs

Module-Based Static Structural Design of a Modular Reconfigurable Robot

Richard Phillip Mohamed, Fengfeng (Jeff) Xi, Allan Daniel Finistauri

J. Mech. Des. January 2010, 132(1): 014501. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000639

Abstract

View articletitled, Module-Based Static Structural Design of a Modular Reconfigurable Robot

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Topics: Deflection , Design , Robots , Structural design , Deformation , Genetic algorithms , End effectors , Kinematics , Simulation

Modularity and Ease of Disassembly: Study of Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Daniel Collado-Ruiz, Salvador F. Capuz-Rizo

J. Mech. Des. January 2010, 132(1): 014502. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000641

Abstract

View articletitled, Modularity and Ease of Disassembly: Study of Electrical and Electronic Equipment

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Topics: Design , Electronic equipment , Product development , Recycling , Systems engineering , Weight (Mass) , Manufacturing , Design theory , Electrical components , Fasteners