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

Topics: Diffusion (Physics) , Genetic algorithms , Suspension systems , Design , Springs , Stiffness , Vehicles , Active damping , Actuators , Algorithms

Optimum Design of Columns Under Elastic Buckling

Moataz A. M. Abd El Gawad, Hesham A. Hegazi, Sayed M. Metwalli

IDETC-CIE 2012; 31-41doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70601

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Topics: Buckling , Design , B-splines , Stress , Finite difference methods , Genetic algorithms , Shapes

Interactive UAS Path Planning Using Particle Swarm Optimization and Flight Mechanics

Joseph Holub, Jung Leng Foo, Eliot Winer

IDETC-CIE 2012; 43-51doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70967

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Topics: Flight , Particle swarm optimization , Path planning , Military systems , Algorithms , Optimization , Stress , Turning angles , Vehicles

A Framework for Parallel Sampling of Design Space With Application to Vehicle Crashworthiness Optimization

Karim Hamza, Mohammed Shalaby

IDETC-CIE 2012; 53-64doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71112

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Topics: Crashworthiness , Design , Optimization , Vehicles , Algorithms , Approximation , Modeling , Simulation , Testing , Uncertainty

Non-Probabilistic Based Structural Design Optimization Under External Load Uncertainty With Eigenvalue-Superposition of Convex Models

Xike Zhao, Hae Chang Gea, Limei Xu

IDETC-CIE 2012; 65-75doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71316

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Topics: Eigenvalues , Optimization , Stress , Structural design , Uncertainty , Design , Reliability , Stability

Artificial Intelligence in Design

A Graph Grammar Based Approach to Automated Manufacturing Planning

Wentao Fu, Ata A. Eftekharian, Pradeep Radhakrishnan, Matthew I. Campbell, Christian Fritz

IDETC-CIE 2012; 77-88doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70406

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Topics: Algorithms , Geometry , Machinery , Machining , Production planning , Solid models

On the Use of Active Learning in Engineering Design

Yi Ren, Panos Y. Papalambros

IDETC-CIE 2012; 89-98doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70624

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Topics: Algorithms , Computers , Design , Engineering design , Machine learning , Noise (Sound)

Representation: Structural Complexity of Assemblies to Create Neural Network Based Assembly Time Estimation Models

Michael G. Miller, James L. Mathieson, Joshua D. Summers, Gregory M. Mocko

IDETC-CIE 2012; 99-109doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71337

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Topics: Artificial neural networks , Manufacturing

Representation: Formal Development and Computational Recognition of Localized Requirement Change Types

Beshoy Morkos, Shraddha Joshi, Joshua D. Summers

IDETC-CIE 2012; 111-122doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71417

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Topics: Bridges (Structures) , Surveying

Decision Making in Design Processes and Organizations

Decision-Based Design Using Time-Varying Preferences Represented by Stochastic Processes

Vijitashwa Pandey, Zissimos P. Mourelatos

IDETC-CIE 2012; 123-130doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70558

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Topics: Design , Preferences , Stochastic processes , Engineering design , Engineering systems and industry applications , Uncertainty

Enabling Decision-Based Design Using Solution Trajectory Correction and Backtracking Rules

Vijitashwa Pandey, Zissimos P. Mourelatos, Monica Majcher

IDETC-CIE 2012; 131-140doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71080

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Topics: Design , Trajectories (Physics) , Preferences , Optimization

Coordination of Product Design Process in View of Product and Organizational Structures

Kazuya Oizumi, Kazuhiro Aoyama

IDETC-CIE 2012; 141-150doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71305

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Topics: Design , Product design , Engineering design processes , Boats , Solar energy

Decision Making in Engineering Design

Safety Design Evaluation of Motorcycle Helmet for Oblique Impact

Iman Ebrahimi, Farid Golnaraghi, Gary Wang, Ali Madani, David Yin, Jun Lu, Alexandrea Chor, Combiz Jelveh

IDETC-CIE 2012; 151-156doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70484

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Topics: Design , Motorcycles , Safety , Impact testing , Accelerometers , Testing , Wounds

Optimization Method of Location for Cooperative Lifting of Two Mobile Cranes

Xin Wang, Yuanyuan Liu, Fang Liu

IDETC-CIE 2012; 157-166doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70496

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Topics: Cranes , Optimization , Collisions (Physics) , Design , Stress

Application of Dynamic State Variable Models for Multiple-Generation Product Lines With Cannibalization Across Generations

Chun-Yu Lin, Gül Okudan

IDETC-CIE 2012; 167-177doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71186

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Topics: Product development , Sales

Model Development Under Uncertainty via Conjoint Analysis

Thomas M. Stone, Seung-Kyum Choi, Hemanth Amarchinta

IDETC-CIE 2012; 179-188doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71318

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Topics: Model development , Uncertainty , Design , Tradeoffs , Preferences , Computation , Decision making , Engineering design , Engineering models

Design and Development of Reconfigurable and Multiscale Engineering Systems

Hybrid Manufacturing System Modeling and Development

Jacquelyn K. S. Nagel, Frank W. Liou

IDETC-CIE 2012; 189-198doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70247

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Topics: Manufacturing systems , Modeling , Manufacturing , Lasers , Machinery , Metals , Aerospace industry , Biomedicine , Chain , Education

Stochastic Reassembly for Managing the Information Complexity in Multilevel Analysis of Heterogeneous Materials

Hongyi Xu, Hua Deng, Catherine Brinson, Dmitriy Dikin, Wing Kam Liu, Wei Chen, M. Steven Greene, Craig Burkhart, George Papakonstantopoulos, Mike Poldneff

IDETC-CIE 2012; 199-208doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70668

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Topics: Blocks (Building materials) , Databases , Design , Polymer nanocomposites , Stress , Testing

Concept Analysis for Reconfigurable Products

Brian Literman, Phil Cormier, Kemper Lewis

IDETC-CIE 2012; 209-222doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71029

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Topics: Design , Systems analysis , Unmanned aerial vehicles

Design of Origami Sheets for Foldable Object Fabrication

Dongping Deng, Yong Chen

IDETC-CIE 2012; 223-232doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71530

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Topics: Design , Manufacturing , Additive manufacturing , Design methodology , Failure , Materials properties , Molding , Shapes , Silicon

Design and Optimization of Sustainable Energy Systems

Optimal Design of a Simplified Morphing Blade for Fixed-Speed Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines

Weijun Wang, Stéphane Caro, Fouad Bennis, Oscar Roberto Salinas Mejia

IDETC-CIE 2012; 233-242doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70225

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Topics: Blades , Design , Horizontal axis wind turbines , Momentum , Wind turbines

Optimization of Wind Farm Layout and Wind Turbine Geometry Using a Multi-Level Extended Pattern Search Algorithm That Accounts for Variation in Wind Shear Profile Shape

Bryony L. DuPont, Jonathan Cagan, Patrick Moriarty

IDETC-CIE 2012; 243-252doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70290

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Topics: Algorithms , Geometry , Optimization , Shapes , Wind farms , Wind shear , Wind turbines , Wind , Turbines , Wind velocity

Policy Design for Sustainable Energy Systems Considering Multiple Objectives and Incomplete Preferences

Bryant D. Hawthorne, Jitesh H. Panchal

IDETC-CIE 2012; 253-267doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70426

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Topics: Design , Energy sustainability , Equilibrium (Physics) , Preferences , Sustainability , Complex systems , Distributed power generation , Energy policy

Toward an Interactive Visualization Environment for Architecting Microgrids in Ultra Low Energy Communities

Gary Stump, Timothy W. Simpson, Stella Oggianu, Ritesh Khire

IDETC-CIE 2012; 269-281doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70535

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Topics: Microgrids , Visualization , Architecture , Design , Computer software , Decision making , Defense industry , Energy conservation , Engineering prototypes , Filters

Integrated Optimization of a Solar-Powered Humidification-Dehumidification Desalination System for Small Communities

Mohamed El-Morsi, Karim Hamza, Ashraf O. Nassef, Sayed Metwalli, Kazuhiro Saitou

IDETC-CIE 2012; 283-290doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70783

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Topics: Dehumidification , Optimization , Solar power , Water , Climate , Cycles , Dehumidifiers , Design , Flow (Dynamics) , Genetic algorithms

Prognosis Informed Design Framework for Operation and Maintenance of Wind Turbines

Prasanna Tamilselvan, Yibin Wang, Pingfeng Wang

IDETC-CIE 2012; 291-298doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70792

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Topics: Design , Maintenance , Wind turbines , Failure , Decision making , Wind farms , Carbon , Damage , Signal processing , System failures

An Experimental Approach to Assess the Disparities in the Usage Trends of Domestic Electric Lighting

Toufic Zaraket, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, Stephanie Minel, Emilie Chapotot

IDETC-CIE 2012; 299-308doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70835

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Topics: Energy consumption , Structural design

Designing Resource-Efficient Military Base Camps From a Holistic Perspective

Nathan H. Putnam, Carolyn C. Seepersad, Michael E. Webber

IDETC-CIE 2012; 309-321doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70960

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Topics: Design , Military systems , Solar energy , Fuels , Hardware , Computer simulation , Decision making , Defense industry , Generators , Public utilities

Wind Farm Layout Optimization Considering Energy Generation and Noise Propagation

Wing Yin Kwong, Peter Y. Zhang, David Romero, Joaquin Moran, Michael Morgenroth, Cristina Amon

IDETC-CIE 2012; 323-332doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71478

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Topics: Energy generation , Noise (Sound) , Optimization , Wind farms , Design , Turbines , Genetic algorithms , Governments , Space , Tradeoffs

Design for Health Monitoring and Prognostics

An Ensemble Approach for Robust Data-Driven Prognostics

Chao Hu, Byeng D. Youn, Pingfeng Wang, Joung Taek Yoon

IDETC-CIE 2012; 333-347doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70529

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Topics: Algorithms , Errors , Failure , Nuclear power stations , Optimization , Robustness , Service life (Equipment) , Testing

A Hybrid Inference Approach for Health Diagnostics With Unexampled Faulty States

Prasanna Tamilselvan, Pingfeng Wang

IDETC-CIE 2012; 349-360doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70806

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Topics: Artificial intelligence , Condition monitoring , Maintenance , Power transformers , Product testing , Reliability , Roller bearings , Safety , Signals , System failures

A Copula Based Sampling Method for Residual Life Prediction of Engineering Systems Under Uncertainty

Zhimin Xi, Pingfeng Wang

IDETC-CIE 2012; 361-368doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71105

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Topics: Engineering systems and industry applications , Sampling methods , Signals , Uncertainty , Maintenance , Failure , Modeling , Cooling , Density , Downtime

Application of Bayesian Sensor Placement Optimization for Real–Time Health Monitoring

Masoud Pourali, Ali Mosleh

IDETC-CIE 2012; 369-378doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71143

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Topics: Optimization , Sensor placement , Sensors , Complex systems , Monitoring systems , Real-time systems , Reliability , Safety

Design for Market Systems

An Approach for Revealed Consumer Preferences for Technology Products: A Case Study of Residential Solar Panels

Heidi Q. Chen, Tomonori Honda, Maria C. Yang

IDETC-CIE 2012; 379-390doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70468

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Topics: Preferences , Solar energy , Machine learning , Artificial neural networks , Design , Diffusion (Physics)

Incorporating Social Impact on New Product Adoption in Choice Modeling: A Case Study in Green Vehicles

Lin He, Wei Chen

IDETC-CIE 2012; 391-403doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71123

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Topics: Modeling , Vehicles , Hybrid electric vehicles , Construction , Preferences , Product design , Simulation

Consider-Then-Choose Models in Decision-Based Design Optimization

W. Ross Morrow, Minhua Long, Erin F. MacDonald

IDETC-CIE 2012; 405-422doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71176

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Topics: Design , Optimization , Engineering models , Matlab , Modeling , Sales

Numerically Stable Design Optimization With Price Competition

W. Ross Morrow, Joshua Mineroff, Kate S. Whitefoot

IDETC-CIE 2012; 423-441doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71201

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Topics: Design , Optimization , Engineering design , Preferences , Automotive design , Matlab , Modeling , Product design , Reliability

Design for the Developing World

Design and Selection of Safe Water Supply Solutions for Emerging Regions: A Demography Based Demand Driven Approach

Shaiful Arif, Zahed Siddique

IDETC-CIE 2012; 443-453doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70577

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Topics: Design , Water supply , Water , Climate change , Pollution , Water treatment

Modular Product Optimization to Alleviate Poverty: An Irrigation Pump Case Study

Charles D. Wood, Patrick K. Lewis, Christopher A. Mattson

IDETC-CIE 2012; 455-462doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71171

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Topics: Irrigation (Agriculture) , Optimization , Pumps , Design , Developing nations , Engineering prototypes , Financial risk , Product design

Designing Products for Optimal Collaborative Performance With Application to Engineering-Based Poverty Alleviation

Nicholas S. Wasley, Patrick K. Lewis, Christopher A. Mattson

IDETC-CIE 2012; 463-470doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71209

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Topics: Product design

A Case Study of the Implementation and Maintenance of a Fee for Service Lighting System for a Rural Village in Sub Saharan Africa

Benjamin M. Sloan, Douglas S. McCorkle, Kenneth M. Bryden

IDETC-CIE 2012; 471-478doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71469

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Topics: Developing nations , Maintenance , Microgrids , Sustainability

Design of Complex Systems

Exploration of the Use of Design Methods With the Design Structure Matrix for Integrating New Technologies Into Large Complex Systems

Iyad T. Alzaharnah, Warren P. Seering, Maria C. Yang

IDETC-CIE 2012; 479-484doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70521

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Topics: Complex systems , Design , Design methodology

Optimal Process Architectures for Distributed Design Using a Social Network Model

Peter Cormier, Erich Devendorf, Kemper Lewis

IDETC-CIE 2012; 485-495doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71015

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Topics: Architecture , Design , Network models , Genetic algorithms , Systems analysis

A Mathematical Programming-Based Approach for Architecture Selection

Aleksandr A. Kerzhner, Christiaan J. J. Paredis

IDETC-CIE 2012; 497-510doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71025

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Topics: Computer programming , Design , Optimization , Architecture , Algebra , Linear programming , Trenching machinery

Design of Cellular Self-Organizing Systems

Winston Chiang, Yan Jin

IDETC-CIE 2012; 511-521doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71216

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Topics: Design , Self-organization , Uncertainty , Complex systems , Engineering design , Engineers , Hazardous wastes , Natural phenomena , Oceans , Outer space

An Analysis of Complexity Measures for Product Design and Development

Josue R. Crespo-Varela, Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Conrad S. Tucker, Lourdes A. Medina

IDETC-CIE 2012; 523-532doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71309

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Topics: Product design , Medical devices , Robustness , Computer software , Design , Dimensions , Food and Drug Administration , Frequency-domain analysis , Health care , Manufacturing

Formulation of Mass Customization Problems

Identifying Key Product Attributes and Their Importance Levels From Online Customer Reviews

Rahul Rai

IDETC-CIE 2012; 533-540doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70493

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Topics: Design , Internet , Modeling , Preferences , Text analytics , Video cameras

On Design Preference Elicitation With Crowd Implicit Feedback

Yi Ren, Panos Y. Papalambros

IDETC-CIE 2012; 541-551doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70605

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Topics: Design , Feedback , Preferences , Algorithms , Computers , Optimization

Quantifying Customer Sacrifice for Use in Product Customization Problems

Kalie Porterfield, Scott Ferguson

IDETC-CIE 2012; 553-565doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71151

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Topics: Modeling , Tradeoffs

Geometric Modeling and Algorithms for Design and Manufacturing

Modeling and Identification for Rotary Geometric Errors of Five-Axis Machine Tools With R-Test Measurement

Yung-Yuan Hsu, Chih-Hsiang Chang, You-Tern Tsai

IDETC-CIE 2012; 567-575doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70182

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Topics: Errors , Machine tools , Modeling , Rotation , Computer numerical control machine tools , Testing

Representing Stresses That Arise in Parallel Assemblies That Contain Imperfect Geometry Allowed by Tolerances

Lupin Niranjan Jaishankar, Joseph K. Davidson, Jami J. Shah

IDETC-CIE 2012; 577-584doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70208

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Topics: Geometry , Stress , Deformation , Manufacturing , Bearings , Blades , Clearances (Engineering) , Design , Dimensions , Rotors

Determining Optimal Building Direction for Rapid Prototyping Based on Unit Sphere Searching

Ye Li, Jian Zhang

IDETC-CIE 2012; 585-592doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70210

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Topics: Rapid prototyping , Manufacturing , Chain , Errors , Geometry

Research on Mechanism Model of Fixture Location Errors Analysis

Yuguang Wu, C. G. Li

IDETC-CIE 2012; 593-602doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70255

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Topics: Errors

Combining Case Based Reasoning and Shape Matching Based on Clearance Analyzes to Support the Reuse of Components

Joel Johansson

IDETC-CIE 2012; 603-610doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70631

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Topics: Clearances (Engineering) , Shapes , Roofs , Automobiles , Design automation , Engineering prototypes , Manufacturing , Product development , Rubber

Filling N-Sided Holes Using Trimmed B-Spline Surfaces

Xiaodong Liu

IDETC-CIE 2012; 611-618doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70735

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Topics: B-splines , Energy conservation

Novel Geometrical Approach to Designing Flow Channels

Bradley Camburn, Kristin Wood, Richard Crawford, Dan Jensen

IDETC-CIE 2012; 619-626doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71448

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Topics: Design , Flow (Dynamics) , Cooling , Fractals , Friction , Heat , Integrated circuits , Analytical methods , Blood vessels , Diffusion (Physics)

Free-Form Optimal Conjugation Design

Bowen Yu, Kwun-lon Ting

IDETC-CIE 2012; 627-640doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71525

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Topics: Design , Optimization , Interpolation , Geometry , B-splines , Computer programming , Design methodology , Gears , Mathematics , Modeling

Human Modeling and Simulation for Engineering

Probabilistic Approach for Digital Human Kinematic and Dynamic Reliabilities

Jared Gragg, Jingzhou (James) Yang, Guolai Yang

IDETC-CIE 2012; 641-652doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70560

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Topics: Kinematics , Modeling

Trajectory Estimation of Human Mass Center Based on an Inertia Identification Approach

Wenwu Xiu, Qi Lu, Ou Ma

IDETC-CIE 2012; 653-660doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71046

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Topics: Inertia (Mechanics) , Trajectories (Physics) , Biomechanics , Biomedicine , Impulse (Physics) , Momentum , Multibody systems , Simulation , Testing

Optimization-Based Prediction of Aiming and Kneeling Military Tasks Performed by a Soldier

Mahdiar Hariri, Jasbir Arora, Karim Abdel-Malek

IDETC-CIE 2012; 661-671doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71166

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Topics: Military systems , Optimization , Soldiers , Degrees of freedom , Algorithms , Armor , Design , Equations of motion , Friction , Kinematics

Predicting Energy Consumption in Humans Using Joint Space Methods

Dustyn P. Roberts, Joo H. Kim

IDETC-CIE 2012; 673-679doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71353

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Topics: Energy consumption , Chemical energy , Equations of motion , Food products , Heat losses , Kinematics , Modeling , Muscle , Patient treatment , Physiology

Towards Robustly Stable Musculo-Skeletal Simulation of Human Gait: Merging Lumped and Component-Based Modeling Approaches

Justin Seipel

IDETC-CIE 2012; 681-687doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71473

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Topics: Modeling , Musculoskeletal system , Simulation , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Center of mass , Clocks , Pendulums , Springs , Stability , Control equipment

MetaModel-Based Design Optimization

Genetic Algorithms Applied to Affordance Based Design

Manh Tien Nguyen, Georges M. Fadel, Paolo Guarneri, Ivan Mata

IDETC-CIE 2012; 689-695doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70332

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Topics: Design , Genetic algorithms , Computers , Steering wheels

A Classifier-Guided Sampling Method for Computationally Expensive, Discrete-Variable, Discontinuous Design Problems

Peter B. Backlund, David W. Shahan, Carolyn C. Seepersad

IDETC-CIE 2012; 697-707doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70353

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Topics: Design , Sampling methods , Computers , Optimization , Approximation , Fittings , Simulation

Adaptive Orthonormal Basis Functions for High Dimensional Metamodeling With Existing Sample Points

Kambiz Haji Hajikolaei, G. Gary Wang

IDETC-CIE 2012; 709-716doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70480

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Topics: Approximation , Engineering design , Errors , Optimization , Simulation , Teams

Objective–Oriented Sequential Sampling for Simulation Based Robust Design Considering Multiple Sources of Uncertainty

Paul D. Arendt, Wei Chen, Daniel W. Apley

IDETC-CIE 2012; 717-726doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70639

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Topics: Design , Simulation , Uncertainty , Noise (Sound) , Interpolation , Algorithms , Computer simulation , Design under uncertainty , Engineering design , Optimization

Indicator of Feasibility for Layout Problems

Julien Bénabès, Benoît Guédas, Emilie Poirson, Fouad Bennis

IDETC-CIE 2012; 727-734doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70640

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Topics: Algorithms , Containers , Design , Optimization , Optimization algorithms , Pareto optimization , Product engineering

A Nested Extreme Response Surface Approach for RBDO With Time-Dependent Probabilistic Constraints

Zequn Wang, Pingfeng Wang

IDETC-CIE 2012; 735-744doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70790

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Topics: Response surface methodology , Event history analysis , Design , Engineering design , Cycles , Design methodology , Errors , Optimization , Reliability , Reliability-based optimization

Predicting the Thermal Performance for the Multi-Objective Vehicle Underhood Packing Optimization Problem

Ravi Teja Katragadda, Sreekanth Reddy Gondipalle, Paolo Guarneri, Georges Fadel

IDETC-CIE 2012; 745-752doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71098

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Topics: Artificial neural networks , Computational fluid dynamics , Optimization , Packing (Shipments) , Packings (Cushioning) , Vehicles

Approximation Assisted Multiobjective Optimization With Combined Global and Local Metamodeling

W. Hu, K. H. Saleh, S. Azarm

IDETC-CIE 2012; 753-764doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71174

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Topics: Approximation , Pareto optimization , Design , Engineering design , Computational fluid dynamics , Engineering simulation , Optimization , Simulation

Multi-Objective Optimization and Sensitivity Analysis

The Skewboid Method: A Simple and Effective Approach to Pareto Relaxation and Filtering

Matthew I. Campbell

IDETC-CIE 2012; 765-775doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70323

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Topics: Filtration , Relaxation (Physics) , Optimization

A Genetic Algorithm Approach for Technology Characterization

Edgar Galvan, Richard Malak

IDETC-CIE 2012; 777-788doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70465

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Topics: Algorithms , Decision making , Design , Engineers , Genetic algorithms , Machine learning , Modeling , Optimization

Design and Optimization of Multiple Microchannel Heat Transfer Systems Based on Multiple Prioritized Preferences

Po Ting Lin, Jingru Zhang, Yogesh Jaluria, Hae Chang Gea

IDETC-CIE 2012; 789-798doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70869

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Topics: Design , Heat transfer , Microchannels , Optimization , Preferences , Flow (Dynamics) , Heat , Cooling , Pressure drop , Temperature

Use Scenarios for Design Space Exploration With a Dynamic Multiobjective Optimization Formulation

Shane K. Curtis, Braden J. Hancock, Christopher A. Mattson

IDETC-CIE 2012; 799-812doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71039

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Topics: Design , Engineering design , Pareto optimization

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization

Application of Pontryagin’s Maximum Principle to Statistical Process Control Optimization

Valery Y. Glizer, Vladimir Turetsky, Emil Bashkansky

IDETC-CIE 2012; 813-822doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70104

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Topics: Optimization , Statistical process control , Computer simulation , Delays , Optimal control , Signal to noise ratio

Network Target Coordination for Optimal Design of Decomposed Systems With Consensus Optimization

Wenshan Wang, Paolo Guarneri, Georges Fadel, Vincent Blouin

IDETC-CIE 2012; 823-831doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70333

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Topics: Design , Optimization , Algorithms , Computer programming , Engineering systems and industry applications

Metamodel Based Design Automation: Applied on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Industrial Robots

Mehdi Tarkian, Bhanoday Vemula, Xiaolong Feng, Johan Ölvander

IDETC-CIE 2012; 833-845doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70867

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Topics: Design , Design automation , Optimization , Robots , Computer-aided design , Computer-aided engineering , Engineering disciplines , Robotics

Plant-Limited Co-Design of an Energy-Efficient Counterbalanced Robotic Manipulator

James T. Allison

IDETC-CIE 2012; 847-856doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71108

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Topics: Design , Manipulators , Plant design , Control systems , Design methodology , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Energy consumption , Engineers , Sensitivity analysis , Tradeoffs

Novel Applications in Structural Optimization

Design of Mechanical Structures Considering Harmonic Loads Using Level Set-Based Topology Optimization

Takayuki Yamada, Toshiro Matsumoto, Shinji Nishiwaki

IDETC-CIE 2012; 857-862doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70235

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Topics: Design , Mechanical structures , Optimization , Stress , Topology , Finite element methods , Design methodology , Displacement , Equilibrium (Physics) , Optimization algorithms

The Improved Quadrilateral Discretization Model for the Discrete Topology Optimization of Structures

Hong Zhou, Anil K. Annepu

IDETC-CIE 2012; 863-873doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70424

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Topics: Optimization , Topology , Design , Corners (Structural elements) , Genetic algorithms , Stress , Uncertainty

Applications of 3D Level Set Topology Optimization

Christopher J. Brampton, Hyunsun A. Kim, James L. Cunningham

IDETC-CIE 2012; 875-882doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70870

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Topics: Optimization , Topology , Bone , Wings , Aircraft , Compliance , Finite element analysis

Steps in Transforming Shapes Generated With Generative Design Into Simulation Models

Amir Hooshmand, Matthew I. Campbell, Kristina Shea

IDETC-CIE 2012; 883-892doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71056

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Topics: Design , Shapes , Simulation , Simulation models

Meta-Material Design of the Shear Layer of a Non-Pneumatic Wheel Using Topology Optimization

Christopher Czech, Paolo Guarneri, Georges Fadel

IDETC-CIE 2012; 893-903doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71340

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Topics: Design , Metamaterials , Optimization , Shear (Mechanics) , Topology , Wheels , Elastomers , Elasticity , Manufacturing

Topology Optimization of Blank Geometry for the Sheet Forming Process

Saber DorMohammadi, Mohammad Rouhi, Masoud Rais-Rohani

IDETC-CIE 2012; 905-912doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71497

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Topics: Blanks , Geometry , Optimization , Topology , Density , Engineering simulation , Finite element analysis , Shape optimization , Simulation , Simulation models

Casting and Milling Restrictions in Topology Optimization via Projection-Based Algorithms

James K. Guest, Mu Zhu

IDETC-CIE 2012; 913-920doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71507

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Topics: Algorithms , Casting , Milling , Optimization , Topology , Design , Manufacturing , Geometry , Storage

Product Family and Product Platform Design

Improved Clustering Algorithm for Design Structure Matrix

Fredrik Borjesson, Katja Hölttä-Otto

IDETC-CIE 2012; 921-930doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70076

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Topics: Algorithms , Design

Application of the Generational Variety Index: A Retrospective Study of iPhone Evolution

Gopal Nadadur, Matthew B. Parkinson, Timothy W. Simpson

IDETC-CIE 2012; 931-940doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70727

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Topics: Decision making , Design

A Bisociative Design Framework for Knowledge Discovery Across Seemingly Unrelated Product Domains

Conrad S. Tucker, Sung Woo Kang

IDETC-CIE 2012; 941-953doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70764

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Topics: Design , Engineering design , Engineering design processes , Flight , Modeling , Navigation , Preferences , Product design

Selecting and Optimizing a Regulation Compliant Robust Vehicle Portfolio Mix: An Approach and a Case Study

Anil Kumar Maddulapalli, Parameshwaran S. Iyer, N. R. Srinivasa Raghavan

IDETC-CIE 2012; 955-964doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70832

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Topics: Vehicles , Fuels , Preferences , Optimization , Corporate average fuel economy , Design , Nonlinear programming

Global Product Family Design: Multi-Objective Optimization and Design Concept Exploration

Kikuo Fujita, Ken Nasu, Yuma Ito, Yutaka Nomaguchi

IDETC-CIE 2012; 965-981doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70858

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Topics: Design , Pareto optimization , Supply chains

Comprehensive Product Platform Planning (CP³) Using Mixed-Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization and a New Commonality Index

Souma Chowdhury, Achille Messac, Ritesh Khire

IDETC-CIE 2012; 983-999doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70954

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Topics: Particle swarm optimization

Identification of Platform Variables in Product Family Design Using Sensitivity Analysis

Chad Hume, David W. Rosen

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1001-1009doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71198

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Topics: Design , Sensitivity analysis

A Functionally–Aware Product Schematic Clustering Algorithm

Ning Quan, Harrison M. Kim

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1011-1021doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71506

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Topics: Algorithms , Design , Lasers , Modeling

Product-Service Systems Design

PSS Business Case Map: Supporting Idea Generation in PSS Design

Fumiya Akasaka, Kazuki Fujita, Yoshiki Shimomura

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1023-1032doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70692

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Topics: Design , Artificial neural networks , Self-organization , Visualization

A Product-Service System Design Framework Based on a Business Ecosystem

Hyung Sool Oh, Seung Ki Moon, Wonmo Kim

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1033-1042doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70731

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Topics: Design , Product development

Revisiting the Research Field of Product-Service Systems Development

Åsa Ericson, Tobias C. Larsson, Ola Isaksson, Andreas Larsson

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1043-1049doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70779

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Topics: Design , Engineering design , Engineers , Innovation , Manufacturing industry , Sustainability

Product-Service Systems Design With Business Model Strategy Integrated: A Case Study of Urban Umbrella Rental Service System

Yong Se Kim, Sang Won Lee, Jin Hui Kim, Heji Jeong, Ji Hwan Lee, Yoo S. Hong

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1051-1062doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71086

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Topics: Cities , Design , Design methodology , Canvas

Simulation-Based Design Under Uncertainty

A Reliability Approach to Inverse Simulation Under Uncertainty

Xiaoping Du

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1063-1073doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70131

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Topics: Reliability , Simulation , Uncertainty , Event history analysis , Algorithms , Engineering systems and industry applications , Particle collisions , Statistical distributions

Time-Dependent Reliability Analysis by a Sampling Approach to Extreme Values of Stochastic Processes

Zhen Hu, Xiaoping Du

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1075-1086doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70132

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Topics: Event history analysis , Stochastic processes , Reliability , Stress

Sequential Quadratic Programming for Robust Optimization With Interval Uncertainty

Jianhua Zhou, Shuo Cheng, Mian Li

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1087-1100doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70139

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Topics: Optimization , Quadratic programming , Uncertainty , Design , Robustness , Engineering design , Engineering simulation , Genetic algorithms , Simulation

Optimal Sample Augmentation and Resource Allocation for Design With Inadequate Uncertainty Data

Pin-Yi Lin, Kuei-Yuan Chan

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1101-1111doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70234

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Topics: Design , Resource allocation , Uncertainty , Reliability , Chain , Design under uncertainty , Engineers , Filters , Modeling , Product development

A Novel Second-Order Reliability Method (SORM) Using Non-Central or Generalized Chi-Squared Distributions

Ikjin Lee, David Yoo, Yoojeong Noh

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1113-1124doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70276

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Topics: Event history analysis , Reliability

Simulation-Based Design of Wind-Turbine Sealing Solutions Using a Systematic Approach to Robust Concept Exploration

Frank Schönberg, Matthias Messer

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1125-1141doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70345

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Topics: Design , Sealing (Process) , Simulation , Wind turbines , Product development , Dimensions , Manufacturing , Materials properties , Elastomers , Engineering prototypes

Integrating Immersive Computing Technology With Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming for Disassembly Sequence Planning Under Uncertainty

Sara Behdad, Leif P. Berg, Deborah Thurston, Judy Vance

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1143-1151doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70392

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Topics: Computer technology , Nonlinear programming , Uncertainty , Design , Damage , Manufacturing , Performance , Probability , Product design , Profitability

Computationally Efficient Imprecise Uncertainty Propagation in Engineering Design and Decision Making

Dipanjan D. Ghosh, Andrew Olewnik

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1153-1165doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70419

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Topics: Decision making , Engineering design , Uncertainty , Design , Errors , Risk , Gears , Modeling , Robustness , Space

Concurrent Design Optimization and Calibration-Based Validation Using Local Domains Sized by Bootstrapping

Dorin Drignei, Zissimos P. Mourelatos, Vijitashwa Pandey, Michael Kokkolaras

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1167-1177doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70423

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Topics: Calibration , Design , Optimization , Gaussian distribution , Errors , Maximum likelihood estimation , Model validation , Optimization algorithms , Simulation

A Virtual Testing Framework for Engineering Product Development

Byung C. Jung, Byeng D. Youn, Ji Sun Kim

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1179-1186doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70530

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Topics: Product development , Testing , Calibration , Design , Decision making , Tire tread , Uncertainty

Efficient Sampling Methods for Tradeoff Studies Under Uncertainty

Christopher S. Bily, Richard J. Malak

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1187-1199doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70551

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Topics: Sampling methods , Tradeoffs , Uncertainty , Design , Automotive transmissions , Statistical distributions , Testing

Simulating Drift-Diffusion Processes With Generalized Interval Probability

Yan Wang

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1201-1211doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70699

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Topics: Diffusion (Physics) , Probability , Uncertainty , Fokker-Planck equation , Path integrals , Chaos , Density , Stochastic systems

Sampling-Based RBDO Using Probabilistic Sensitivity Analysis and Virtual Support Vector Machine

Hyeongjin Song, K. K. Choi, Ikjin Lee, Liang Zhao, David Lamb

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1213-1225doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70715

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Topics: Sensitivity analysis , Support vector machines

Confidence Level Estimation and Design Sensitivity Analysis for Confidence-Based RBDO

Hyunkyoo Cho, K. K. Choi, Ikjin Lee, David Gorsich

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1227-1238doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70725

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Topics: Design sensitivity analysis , Event history analysis , Uncertainty , Probability , Design , Failure , Optimization , Reliability , Reliability-based optimization , Sensitivity analysis

Constraint Programming Simulation of a Distributed Set-Based Design Framework With Control Indicators

Baris Canbaz, Bernard Yannou, Pierre-Alain Yvars

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1239-1248doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70857

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Topics: Computer programming , Design , Simulation , Cantilever beams , Engineering design , Equilibrium (Physics) , Product development , Uncertainty

Model Validation Metric and Model Bias Characterization for Dynamic System Responses Under Uncertainty

Zhimin Xi, Yan Fu, Ren-Jye Yang

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1249-1260doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-71111

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Topics: Dynamic systems , Model validation , Stochastic processes , Uncertainty

Special Session: In Memory of Prof. John Renaud

A Novel HCA Framework for Simulating the Cellular Mechanisms of Bone Remodeling

Charles L. Penninger, Neal M. Patel, Andrés Tovar

IDETC-CIE 2012; 1261-1270doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2012-70613

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Topics: Bone , Diseases , Biological tissues , Risk , Robots , Computers , Damage , Engineering simulation , Finite element analysis , Fracture (Materials)