Topics: Design , Failure , Failure mechanisms , Optimization , Probability , Reliability , Reliability-based optimization , Algorithms , System failures

Low Volume Plastics Manufacturing Strategies

Ruchi Karania, David Kazmer

J. Mech. Des. December 2007, 129(12): 1225–1233. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2790978

Abstract

View articletitled, Low Volume Plastics Manufacturing Strategies

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Topics: Injection molding , Manufacturing , Plastics , Engineering prototypes , Machining , Casting , Vacuum , Sintering , Lasers , Design

Constraint Wrench Formulation for Closed-Loop Systems Using Two-Level Recursions

Himanshu Chaudhary, Subir Kumar Saha

J. Mech. Des. December 2007, 129(12): 1234–1242. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2779890

Abstract

View articletitled, Constraint Wrench Formulation for Closed-Loop Systems Using Two-Level Recursions

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Topics: Algorithms , Closed loop systems , Cutting , Equations of motion , Machinery , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Computation , Multibody systems

A Parallelogram-Based Parallel Manipulator for Schönflies Motion

Oscar Salgado, Oscar Altuzarra, Enrique Amezua, Alfonso Hernández

J. Mech. Des. December 2007, 129(12): 1243–1250. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2779898

Abstract

View articletitled, A Parallelogram-Based Parallel Manipulator for Schönflies Motion

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Topics: Kinematics , Manipulators , End effectors , Kinematic chains , Design , Engineering prototypes

Design of Dissipative and Stable Assist Robots

Sunil K. Agrawal, Ph.D., Ji-Chul Ryu

J. Mech. Des. December 2007, 129(12): 1251–1255. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2779891

Abstract

View articletitled, Design of Dissipative and Stable Assist Robots

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Topics: Control equipment , Design , Robots , Torque , Manipulators , Actuators , Inertia (Mechanics) , Stability , Equations of motion

Cartesian Parallel Manipulators With Pseudoplanar Limbs

Chung-Ching Lee, Jacques M. Hervé

J. Mech. Des. December 2007, 129(12): 1256–1264. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2779892

Abstract

View articletitled, Cartesian Parallel Manipulators With Pseudoplanar Limbs

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Topics: Generators , Manipulators , Chain

Degeneracy Study of the Forward Kinematics of Planar $3 - R \underset{̱}{P} R$ Parallel Manipulators

P. Wenger, D. Chablat, M. Zein

J. Mech. Des. December 2007, 129(12): 1265–1268. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2779893

Abstract

View articletitled, Degeneracy Study of the Forward Kinematics of Planar <span class="inline-formula no-formula-id"><span class="mathFormula"></span><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mrow xmlns=""><mn>3</mn><mtext>-</mtext><mi mathvariant="normal">R</mi><munder accentunder="true"><mi mathvariant="normal">P</mi><mo stretchy="false">̱</mo></munder><mi mathvariant="normal">R</mi></mrow></math></span> Parallel Manipulators

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Topics: Kinematics , Manipulators , Polynomials , Manufacturing

Geometric Design for a Gerotor Pump With High Area Efficiency

Chiu-Fan Hsieh, Yii-Wen Hwang

J. Mech. Des. December 2007, 129(12): 1269–1277. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2779887

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View articletitled, Geometric Design for a Gerotor Pump With High Area Efficiency

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Topics: Design , Pumps , Rotors

Study on the High-Sealing of Roots Rotor With Variable Trochoid Ratio

Chiu-Fan Hsieh, Yii-Wen Hwang

J. Mech. Des. December 2007, 129(12): 1278–1284. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2779897

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View articletitled, Study on the High-Sealing of Roots Rotor With Variable Trochoid Ratio

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Topics: Design , Rotors , Sealing (Process) , Polynomials

Power Efficiency of the Rotational-to-Linear Infinitely Variable Cobotic Transmission

Eric L. Faulring, J. Edward Colgate, Michael A. Peshkin

J. Mech. Des. December 2007, 129(12): 1285–1293. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2779885

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View articletitled, Power Efficiency of the Rotational-to-Linear Infinitely Variable Cobotic Transmission

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Topics: Bearings , Control equipment , Creep , Cylinders , Electricity (Physics) , Energy efficiency , Engines , Flow (Dynamics) , Friction , Gear trains