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Editorial

J. Michael McCarthy

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 1. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2158149

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Topics: Design engineering , Army , Manipulators , Robotics

Editorial

Pierre M. Larochelle

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 2–3. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2139867

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Topics: Design engineering , Engineering teachers , Robotics

Research Papers

Analytical Target Setting: An Enterprise Context in Optimal Product Design

Adam B. Cooper, Panayotis Georgiopoulos, Harrison M. Kim, Panos Y. Papalambros

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 4–13. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2125972

Abstract

View articletitled, Analytical Target Setting: An Enterprise Context in Optimal Product Design

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Topics: Decision making , Design , Fuels , Trucks , Vehicles , Product design , Product development , Uncertainty

Impact of Mental Iteration on Concept Generation

Pawat Chusilp, Yan Jin

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 14–25. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2118707

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View articletitled, Impact of Mental Iteration on Concept Generation

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Topics: Design , Conceptual design

Uncertainty Analysis by Dimension Reduction Integration and Saddlepoint Approximations

Beiqing Huang, Ph.D. Candidate, Xiaoping Du, Dr.

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 26–33. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2118667

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View articletitled, Uncertainty Analysis by Dimension Reduction Integration and Saddlepoint Approximations

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Topics: Approximation , Dimensions , Probability , Uncertainty analysis , Simulation , Reliability

Enumeration of Contact Geometries for Kinematic Registration Using Tactile Sensing Fixtures

Walter W. Nederbragt, Bahram Ravani

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 34–45. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2118731

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View articletitled, Enumeration of Contact Geometries for Kinematic Registration Using Tactile Sensing Fixtures

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Topics: Calibration , Design , Dimensions , Kinematics , Robotics , Cylinders , Robots

Step Function Representation of Solid Models and Application to Mesh Free Engineering Analysis

Ashok V. Kumar, Jongho Lee

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 46–56. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2121743

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View articletitled, Step Function Representation of Solid Models and Application to Mesh Free Engineering Analysis

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Topics: Boundary-value problems , Geometry , Solids , Space , Solid models

Decomposition-Based Assembly Synthesis of Space Frame Structures Using Joint Library

Naesung Lyu, Kazuhiro Saitou

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 57–65. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1909203

Abstract

View articletitled, Decomposition-Based Assembly Synthesis of Space Frame Structures Using Joint Library

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Topics: Aluminum , Design , Finite element analysis , Manufacturing , Optimization , Space frame structures , Springs , Stiffness , Genetic algorithms , Welding

Parallelism in Planar Manipulators: A Measure

A. C. Rao

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 66–68. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1992512

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View articletitled, Parallelism in Planar Manipulators: A Measure

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Topics: Chain , Manipulators

Synthesis of Planar Parallel Mechanisms While Considering Workspace, Dexterity, Stiffness and Singularity Avoidance

Marc Arsenault, Roger Boudreau

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 69–78. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2121747

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View articletitled, Synthesis of Planar Parallel Mechanisms While Considering Workspace, Dexterity, Stiffness and Singularity Avoidance

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Topics: Kinematics , Optimization , Parallel mechanisms , Stiffness , End effectors , Genetic algorithms , Jacobian matrices , Computation , Actuators

Performance Modeling and Optimization of a Novel Multi-mode Hybrid Powertrain

Y. Zhang, H. Lin, B. Zhang, C. Mi

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 79–89. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114892

Abstract

View articletitled, Performance Modeling and Optimization of a Novel Multi-mode Hybrid Powertrain

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Topics: Engines , Gears , Optimization , Simulation , Torque , Vehicles , Fuel efficiency , Batteries , Hybrid electric vehicles , Design

Error Analysis on Finite Element Modeling of Involute Spur Gears

Jian D. Wang, Ian M. Howard

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 90–97. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114891

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View articletitled, Error Analysis on Finite Element Modeling of Involute Spur Gears

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Topics: Errors , Finite element analysis , Stress , Gears , Fracture (Materials) , Stiffness , Modeling , Plane strain

Optimal Tolerance Allocation for a Sliding Vane Compressor

Yuan Mao Huang, Ching-Shin Shiau

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 98–107. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114893

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View articletitled, Optimal Tolerance Allocation for a Sliding Vane Compressor

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Topics: Compressors , Dimensions , Log normal distribution , Machining , Manufacturing , Optimization , Reliability , Gaussian distribution , Design , Rotors

Teeth-Number Synthesis of a Multispeed Planetary Transmission Using an Estimation of Distribution Algorithm

P. A. Simionescu, D. Beale, G. V. Dozier

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 108–115. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114867

Abstract

View articletitled, Teeth-Number Synthesis of a Multispeed Planetary Transmission Using an Estimation of Distribution Algorithm

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Topics: Algorithms , Design , Gears , Optimization

Spatial Kinematic Analysis of Threaded Fastener Assembly

Stephen Wiedmann, Bob Sturges

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 116–127. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114909

Abstract

View articletitled, Spatial Kinematic Analysis of Threaded Fastener Assembly

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Topics: Fasteners , Manufacturing , Rotation , Thread , Errors , Screw threads , Kinematic analysis , Collisions (Physics) , Solid models

A Full Kinematic Model of Thread-Starting for Assembly Automation Analysis

Stephen Wiedmann, Bob Sturges

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 128–136. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114907

Abstract

View articletitled, A Full Kinematic Model of Thread-Starting for Assembly Automation Analysis

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Topics: Fasteners , Manufacturing , Thread , Geometry , Kinematics , Errors , Screw threads

On a Rigid Body Subject to Point-Plane Constraints

Charles W. Wampler

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 151–158. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2120787

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View articletitled, On a Rigid Body Subject to Point-Plane Constraints

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Topics: Algebra , Algorithms , Degrees of freedom , Eigenvalues , Kinematics , Metrology , Robots , Rotation , Computers , Polynomials

Workspaces of Cable-Actuated Parallel Manipulators

Ethan Stump, Vijay Kumar

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 159–167. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2121741

Abstract

View articletitled, Workspaces of Cable-Actuated Parallel Manipulators

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Topics: Cables , Manipulators , Geometry , Theorems (Mathematics) , Actuators

The Kinetostatic Optimization of Robotic Manipulators: The Inverse and the Direct Problems

Waseem A. Khan, Jorge Angeles

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 168–178. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2120808

Abstract

View articletitled, The Kinetostatic Optimization of Robotic Manipulators: The Inverse and the Direct Problems

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Topics: Manipulators

Extension of Graph Theory to the Duality Between Static Systems and Mechanisms

Offer Shai, Gordon R. Pennock

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 179–191. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2120827

Abstract

View articletitled, Extension of Graph Theory to the Duality Between Static Systems and Mechanisms

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Topics: Columns (Structural) , Kinematics , Linkages , Planetary gears , Robots , Statics , Trains , Flow (Dynamics)

Adaptive Robotic Mechanical Systems: A Design Paradigm

Clément M. Gosselin

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 192–198. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2120781

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View articletitled, Adaptive Robotic Mechanical Systems: A Design Paradigm

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Topics: Design , Robotics

Jacobian, Manipulability, Condition Number, and Accuracy of Parallel Robots

J. P. Merlet

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 199–206. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2121740

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View articletitled, Jacobian, Manipulability, Condition Number, and Accuracy of Parallel Robots

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Topics: Errors , Robots , Jacobian matrices , Kinematics , End effectors

A More General Mobility Criterion for Parallel Platforms

J. M. Rico, L. D. Aguilera, J. Gallardo, R. Rodriguez, H. Orozco, J. M. Barrera

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 207–219. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2118687

Abstract

View articletitled, A More General Mobility Criterion for Parallel Platforms

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Topics: Chain , Degrees of freedom , Manipulators , Mechanical admittance , Algebra

Mobility of Overconstrained Parallel Mechanisms

Jian S. Dai, Zhen Huang, Harvey Lipkin

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 220–229. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1901708

Abstract

View articletitled, Mobility of Overconstrained Parallel Mechanisms

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Topics: Mechanical admittance , Parallel mechanisms , Screws

Topological Synthesis of a Parallel Wrist Mechanism

Tarcisio A. Hess-Coelho

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 230–235. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2121742

Abstract

View articletitled, Topological Synthesis of a Parallel Wrist Mechanism

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Topics: Architecture , Design , Kinematics , Topology , Parallel mechanisms , Actuators , Robots

Identification of the Workspace Boundary Of a General 3-R Manipulator

Erika Ottaviano, Manfred Husty, Marco Ceccarelli

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 236–242. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2120807

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View articletitled, Identification of the Workspace Boundary Of a General 3-R Manipulator

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Topics: Manipulators , Algebra

Three-Dimensional Assembly Synthesis for Robust Dimensional Integrity Based on Screw Theory

Byungwoo Lee, Kazuhiro Saitou

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 243–251. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1904048

Abstract

View articletitled, Three-Dimensional Assembly Synthesis for Robust Dimensional Integrity Based on Screw Theory

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Topics: Manufacturing , Screws

A Novel Approach in the Direct Kinematics of Stewart Platform Mechanisms with Planar Platforms

İ. D. Akçali, H. Mutlu

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 252–263. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1864114

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View articletitled, A Novel Approach in the Direct Kinematics of Stewart Platform Mechanisms with Planar Platforms

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Topics: Geometry , Kinematic analysis , Kinematics , Polynomials , Manipulator kinematics

Analytic Form Solution of the Direct Position Analysis of a Wide Family of Three-Legged Parallel Manipulators

Raffaele Di Gregorio

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 264–271. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1913703

Abstract

View articletitled, Analytic Form Solution of the Direct Position Analysis of a Wide Family of Three-Legged Parallel Manipulators

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Topics: Actuators , Manipulators , Manufacturing , Topology , Polynomials , Algorithms , End effectors

Position Analysis of the RRP-3(SS) Multi-Loop Spatial Structure

Carlo Innocenti, Philippe Wenger

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 272–278. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1992507

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View articletitled, Position Analysis of the RRP-3(SS) Multi-Loop Spatial Structure

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Topics: Algebra , Kinematics , Manipulators , Manufacturing

Analytic Form of the Six-Dimensional Singularity Locus of the General Gough-Stewart Platform

Haidong Li, Clément M. Gosselin, Marc J. Richard, Boris Mayer St-Onge

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 279–287. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2118733

Abstract

View articletitled, Analytic Form of the Six-Dimensional Singularity Locus of the General Gough-Stewart Platform

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Topics: Jacobian matrices , Algorithms , Design

Real-Time Direct Position Analysis of Parallel Spherical Wrists by Using Extra Sensors

R. Vertechy, V. Parenti-Castelli

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 288–294. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114888

Abstract

View articletitled, Real-Time Direct Position Analysis of Parallel Spherical Wrists by Using Extra Sensors

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Topics: Algorithms , Errors , Manipulators , Sensors , End effectors

Visualization of the Contact Force Solution Space for Multi-Limbed Robots

Dennis W. Hong, Raymond J. Cipra

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 295–302. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2118732

Abstract

View articletitled, Visualization of the Contact Force Solution Space for Multi-Limbed Robots

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Topics: Equilibrium (Physics) , Friction , Robots

Stiffness of Cable-based Parallel Manipulators With Application to Stability Analysis

Saeed Behzadipour, Amir Khajepour

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 303–310. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114890

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View articletitled, Stiffness of Cable-based Parallel Manipulators With Application to Stability Analysis

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Topics: Cables , Manipulators , Stiffness

Dynamic Performance Limitations Due to Yielding in Cable-Driven Robotic Manipulators

Xiaolei Yin, Alan P. Bowling

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 311–318. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2121748

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View articletitled, Dynamic Performance Limitations Due to Yielding in Cable-Driven Robotic Manipulators

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Topics: Actuators , Cables , Tension , Torque , Kinematics , Manipulators

Technical Briefs

Efficiency Analysis of Rapid Turbocharger With Alternative Bearing Design

Abdelkrim Liazid, Lahouari Izidi, Mohamed Bencherif

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 137–141. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2125973

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View articletitled, Efficiency Analysis of Rapid Turbocharger With Alternative Bearing Design

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Topics: Bearings , Stress , Turbochargers , Diesel engines , Turbines , Air bearings , Bearing design

An Elimination Procedure for Solving the Geometric Design of Spatial 3R Manipulators

Eric Lee, Constantinos Mavroidis

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 142–145. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2125970

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View articletitled, An Elimination Procedure for Solving the Geometric Design of Spatial 3R Manipulators

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Topics: Design , End effectors , Manipulators , Polynomials

Guest Editorial

Spatial Mechanisms and Robot Manipulators

Gordon R. Pennock, Madhu Raghavan

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 149–150. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2135674

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Topics: Manipulators , Robotics , Robots , Design

Technical Brief

Forward Position Analysis of the 3-DOF Module of the TriVariant: A 5-DOF Reconfigurable Hybrid Robot

Meng Li, Tian Huang, Derek G. Chetwynd, S. Jack Hu

J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 319–322. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2125971

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View articletitled, Forward Position Analysis of the 3-DOF Module of the TriVariant: A 5-DOF Reconfigurable Hybrid Robot

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Topics: Robots , Polynomials , Parallel mechanisms

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