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ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
August 4–7, 2013
Portland, Oregon, USA
Conference Sponsors:
  • Design Engineering Division
  • Computers and Information in Engineering Division
ISBN:
978-0-7918-5588-1
Volume 3A: 39th Design Automation Conference

39th Design Automation Conference

Application-Tailored Optimization Methods

An Explicit Level-Set Approach for Structural Topology Optimization
Karim Hamza, Mohamed Aly, Hesham Hegazi
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A001doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12155
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Topics: Genetic algorithms , Optimization , Topology
Mixed Discrete and Continuous Variable Optimization Based on Constraint Aggregation and Relative Sensitivity
Zhansi Jiang, George H. Cheng, G. Gary Wang
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A002doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12668
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Topics: Design , Optimization
Optimization of the Cutting Conditions for High Speed Drilling of Woven Composites
Mouhab Meshreki, Karim Hamza, Ashraf O. Nassef, Helmi Attia
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A003doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12992
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Topics: Cutting , Drilling , Optimization , Woven composites , Algorithms , Testing , Delamination , Design , Modeling , Pareto optimization
Optimization of the Shock Mitigation Layer in the Space Frame Joints of an Armored Vehicle
Jagadeep Thota, Mohamed Trabia, Brendan O’Toole, Chang-Hyun Lee, Hong-Lae Park, Man-Hoi Koo, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Ho-bum Kim
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A004doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13304
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Topics: Approximation , Optimization , Shock (Mechanics) , Space frame structures , Vehicles
Non-Probabilistic Based Topology Optimization Under External Load Uncertainty With Eigenvalue-Superposition of Convex Models
Xike Zhao, Hae Chang Gea, Wei Song
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A005doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13317
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Topics: Eigenvalues , Optimization , Stress , Topology , Uncertainty , Algorithms , Reliability , Structural response analysis

Artificial Intelligence and Computational Synthesis

A Spatial Grammar for the Computational Design Synthesis of Vise Jaws
Thomas Gmeiner, Kristina Shea
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A006doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12148
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Topics: Design , Shapes , Computer-aided design , Engineering standards , Machining , Manufacturing , Solid models
A Knowledge-Based Approach for the Automated Design of Robotic/Human Manufacturing Workcells in Hazardous Environments
Joshua M. Williams, Mitch W. Pryor
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A007doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12670
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Topics: Design , Manufacturing , Robotics
A New Approach for Designing a Gearbox for a New Kind of Independently Controllable Transmissions
Andreas Wünsch, Der-Min Tsay, Sándor Vajna, Michael Schabacker
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A008doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12952
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Topics: Design , Mechanical drives , Optimization , Chain , Computer-aided design , Evolutionary algorithms , Product design , Topology
Topology Optimization of Fluid Channels Using Generative Graph Grammars
Amir Hooshmand, Matthew I. Campbell
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A009doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13058
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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics , Fluids , Optimization , Topology , Design , Design automation , Design methodology , Robustness , Shapes , Simulation
Particle Swarm Optimization With Crossover and Mutation Operators Using the Diversity Criteria
Guang Dong, John Cooper
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A010doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13593
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Topics: Particle swarm optimization , Algorithms , Optimization , Particulate matter , Evolutionary algorithms , Optimization algorithms

Decision Making in Engineering Design

A New Method for Design Decisions Using Decision Topologies
Vijitashwa Pandey, Zissimos P. Mourelatos
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A011doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12360
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Topics: Decision analysis , Decision making , Design , Reliability , Tradeoffs
Towards Understanding the Role of Interaction Effects in Visual Conjoint Analysis
Brian Sylcott, Jeremy J. Michalek, Jonathan Cagan
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A012doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12622
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Topics: Design , Experimental design , Preferences , Shapes
Expanding the Bottom-Up Design Approach Through Integrating Design Attitudes Into Set-Based Design
Baris Canbaz, Bernard Yannou, Pierre-Alain Yvars
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A013doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12686
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Topics: Design , Couplings , Modeling , Computer programming , Engineering design processes , Engineering simulation , Simulation
Preference Construction, Sequential Decision Making, and Trade Space Exploration
Simon W. Miller, Timothy W. Simpson, Michael A. Yukish, Lorri A. Bennett, Sara E. Lego, Gary M. Stump
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A014doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13098
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Topics: Construction , Decision making , Preferences , Design , Economics , Engineering design , Simulation
Investigating the Relationship Between Product Design Complexity and FDA for Medical Device Development
Lourdes A. Medina, Marija Jankovic, Gül E. Okudan Kremer
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A015doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13309
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Topics: Food and Drug Administration , Frequency-domain analysis , Medical devices , Product design , Design , Hip joint prostheses , Regulations , Safety

Design and Optimization of Sustainable Energy Systems

Multi-Objective Robust Optimization Design of a Fixed-Speed Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine
Weijun Wang, Stéphane Caro, Fouad Bennis
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A016doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12340
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Topics: Design , Horizontal axis wind turbines , Optimization , Robustness , Pareto optimization , Errors , Manufacturing , Thrust , Wind turbines , Wind velocity
Multi-Stage Optimization of Wind Farms With Limiting Factors
Bryony L. DuPont, Jonathan Cagan
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A017doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12503
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Topics: Optimization , Wind farms , Turbines , Modeling , Wakes , Wind , Wind velocity , Algorithms , Geometry , Pareto optimization
Wave Energy Extraction Maximization in Irregular Ocean Waves Using Pseudospectral Methods
Daniel R. Herber, James T. Allison
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A018doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12600
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Topics: Ocean waves , Wave energy , Design , Waves , Energy generation , Optimal control , Resonance , Cylinders , Flow (Dynamics) , Optimization
Design of Thin Film Solar Cell Material Structures for Reliability and Performance Robustness
Nita Yodo, Pingfeng Wang
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A019doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12611
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Topics: Design , Reliability , Robustness , Solar cells , Thin films , Stability , Copper , Energy gap , Gallium , Manufacturing
Design Optimization of a Solar-Powered Reverse Osmosis Desalination System for Small Communities
Jihun Kim, Karim Hamza, Mohamed El Morsi, Ashraf O. Nassef, Sayed Metwalli, Kazuhiro Saitou
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A020doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12654
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Topics: Design , Optimization , Reverse osmosis , Solar power , Water , Membranes , Batteries , Storage , Climate , Flow (Dynamics)
Assessing Long-Term Wind Conditions by Combining Different Measure-Correlate-Predict Algorithms
Jie Zhang, Souma Chowdhury, Achille Messac, Bri-Mathias Hodge
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A021doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12695
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Topics: Algorithms , Wind
Designing a System of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Amirhossein Khosrojerdi, Minting Xiao, Piampoom Sarikprueck, Janet K. Allen, Farrokh Mistree
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A022doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12764
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Topics: Design , Hybrid electric vehicles , Simulation
Optimum Solar-Powered HDH Desalination System for Semi-Isolated Communities
Khalid M. Abd El-Aziz, Karim Hamza, Mohamed El Morsi, Ashraf O. Nassef, Sayed M. Metwalli, Kazuhiro Saitou
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A023doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12876
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Topics: Solar power , Water , Optimization , Design , Climate , Dehumidification , Dehumidifiers , Flow (Dynamics) , Genetic algorithms , Heat exchangers
Sensitivity of Array-Like and Optimized Wind Farm Output to Key Factors and Choice of Wake Models
Weiyang Tong, Souma Chowdhury, Ali Mehmani, Jie Zhang, Achille Messac
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A024doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13196
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Topics: Energy generation , Optimization , Wakes , Wind farms
Effects of Uncertain Land Availability, Wind Shear, and Cost on Wind Farm Layout
Le Chen, Erin MacDonald
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A025doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13433
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Topics: Wind farms , Wind shear , Computer programming , Design , Optimization , Probability , Turbines , Uncertainty

Design for Market Systems

An Activity-Based Costing Method to Support Market-Driven Top-Down Product Family Design
Michael K. Coughlin, Michael J. Scott
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A026doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12264
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Topics: Design , Engine design , Optimization , Profitability , Project cost estimation , Shrinkage (Materials) , Tradeoffs
Predicting Consumer Choice Set Using Product Association Network and Data Analytics
Mingxian Wang, Wei Chen
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A027doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12425
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Topics: Algorithms , Automobiles , Engineering design , Image segmentation , Modeling , Network analysis , Preferences , Probability , Vehicles
A Bayesian Approach to Extrinsic Versus Intrinsic Uncertainty in Design for Market Systems
Bart D. Frischknecht
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A028doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12712
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Topics: Design , Uncertainty , Simulation , Calibration , Preferences , Certainty , Decision analysis , Tool grinders
Strategies for Consumer Control of Complex Product Forms in Generative Design Systems
Axel Nordin, Damien Motte, Robert Bjärnemo
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A029doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12886
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Topics: Design
Robust Supply Chain Network Design by Considering Demand-Side Uncertainty and Supply-Side Disruption
Shabnam Rezapour, Janet K. Allen, Theodore B. Trafalis, Farrokh Mistree
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A030doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13188
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Topics: Design , Supply chains , Uncertainty
Extracting Consumer Preference From User-Generated Content Sources Using Classification
Thomas Stone, Seung-Kyum Choi
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A031doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13228
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Topics: Preferences , Modeling , Support vector machines , Decision making , Design , Product design
Enhanced Targeted Initial Populations for Multiobjective Product Line Optimization
Garrett Foster, Scott Ferguson
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A032doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13303
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Topics: Optimization , Design , Genetic algorithms , Packaging , Preferences , Vehicles
Sensitivity of Vehicle Market Share Predictions to Alternative Discrete Choice Model Specifications
C. Grace Heckmann, Jeremy J. Michalek, W. Ross Morrow, Yimin Liu
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A033doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13372
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Topics: Vehicles , Errors , Uncertainty , Design , Preferences
Determining Vehicle-Level Specifications for a New Car Program Considering Market Environments and Engineering Design Constraints
Kilmo Kang, Changmook Kang, Yoo S. Hong
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A034doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13705
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Topics: Automotive design , Design , Engineering design , Preferences , Vehicles

Design for Resilience: Reliability, Health Monitoring, Prognosis and Failure Recovery

A Framework for System Design Optimization Based on Maintenance Scheduling With Prognostics and Health Management
Bo Yang Yu, Tomonori Honda, Syed Zubair, Mostafa H. Sharqawy, Maria C. Yang
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A035doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12514
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Topics: Design , Maintenance , Optimization , Condensers (steam plant) , Feedback , Power stations , Tradeoffs , Uncertainty
Concurrent Design of Functional Reliability and Failure Prognosis for Engineered Resilience
Pingfeng Wang, Byeng D. Youn, Chao Hu
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A036doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12593
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Topics: Design , Failure , Reliability , Resilience , Cycles , Transfer functions , Engineering design , Failure analysis , System failures
Design of a Robust Classification Fusion Platform for Structural Health Diagnostics
Prasanna Tamilselvan, Pingfeng Wang, Chao Hu
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A037doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12601
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Topics: Algorithms , Bearings , Design , Maintenance , Reliability , Robustness , Safety
Computerized Systematic Approach to Fault Tree Analysis Based on Quantity Dimension Indexing
Tamotsu Murakami, Toshiyuki Ishii
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A038doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12905
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Topics: Dimensions , Indexing (Machining) , Computer software , Knowledge management , Ambiguity , Design , Oscillations , Safety , Security
A Copula-Based Sampling Method for Data-Driven Prognostics and Health Management
Zhimin Xi, Rong Jing, Pingfeng Wang, Chao Hu
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A039doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13592
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Topics: Sampling methods , Service life (Equipment) , Failure , Testing , Bearings , Cooling , Engineering systems and industry applications , Fans , Modeling

Design for the Developing World

A Heat Transfer Model for the Conceptual Design of a Biomass Cookstove for Developing Countries
Nordica MacCarty, Kenneth M. Bryden
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A040doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12650
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Topics: Biomass , Conceptual design , Developing nations , Heat transfer , Building materials , Decision making , Fuels , Geometry , Steady state
Eight Principles Derived From the Engineering Literature for Effective Design for the Developing World
Christopher A. Mattson, Amy E. Wood
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A041doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13108
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Topics: Design , Developing nations
Establishing Consumer Need and Preference for Design of Village Cooking Stoves
Nathan G. Johnson, Kenneth M. Bryden
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A042doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13629
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Topics: Design , Preferences , Design methodology , Developing nations , Economics , Energy consumption , Engineers , Failure , Product design , Sanitation
Techno-Economic Design of Off-Grid Domestic Lighting Solutions Using HOMER
Nathan G. Johnson, John W. Glassmire, Peter D. Lilienthal
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A043doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13630
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Topics: Batteries , Computer software , Conceptual design , Design , Developing nations , Economics , Engineering design , Microgrids , Renewable energy , Solar energy

Design of Complex Systems

Structural Complexity Quantification for Engineered Complex Systems and Implications on System Architecture and Design
Kaushik Sinha, Olivier L. de Weck
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A044doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12013
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Topics: Complex systems , Design , Gas turbines , System architecture , Architecture , Manufacturing
Utilizing Emergent Levels to Facilitate Complex Systems Design: Demonstrated in a Synthetic Biology Domain
Paul F. Egan, Jonathan Cagan, Christian Schunn, Philip R. LeDuc
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A045doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12072
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Topics: Complex systems , Design , Synthetic biology , Motors , Simulation , Design methodology , Analytical methods , Energy consumption , Nanoscale phenomena , Nanotechnology
Evolutionary Design of Cellular Self-Organizing Systems
James Humann, Yan Jin
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A046doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12485
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Topics: Design , Self-organization , Control equipment , Genetic algorithms , Simulation
Probabilistic Design of Smart Sensing Functions for Structural Health Monitoring and Prognosis
Abdulaziz T. Almaktoom, Zequn Wang, Pingfeng Wang
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A047doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12598
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Topics: Design , Structural health monitoring , Damage , Sensor networks , Accounting , Design methodology , Engineering simulation , Gases , Genetic algorithms , Materials properties
Resilient Design of Complex Engineered Systems
Hoda Mehrpouyan, Brandon Haley, Andy Dong, Irem Y. Tumer, Chris Hoyle
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A048doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13248
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Topics: Algebra , Resilience

Design of Engineering Materials and Structures

Descriptor-Based Methodology for Designing Heterogeneous Microstructural Materials System
Hongyi Xu, Yang Li, Catherine Brinson, Wei Chen
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A049doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12232
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Topics: Design , Polymer nanocomposites
Design Methods for Integrated Design of Blast Resistance Panels and Materials
Sungwoo Jang, Hae-Jin Choi
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A050doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12281
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Topics: Design , Design methodology , Honeycomb structures , Optimization
An Energy-Based Design Approach for a Meso-Structure With High Shear Flexure
Prabhu Shankar, Mohammad Fazelpour, Joshua D. Summers
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A051doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12292
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Topics: Bending (Stress) , Design , Shear (Mechanics)
A Comparison of Design Approaches to Meso-Structure Development
Mohammad Fazelpour, Joshua D. Summers
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A052doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12295
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Topics: Design
The Boundary Smoothing in Discrete Topology Optimization of Structures
Hong Zhou, Shabaz Ahmed Mohammed
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A053doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12342
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Topics: Optimization , Topology , Corners (Structural elements) , Design , Cutting , Uncertainty
Multiscale Topology Optimization of Structures and Periodic Cellular Materials
Kai Liu, Andrés Tovar
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A054doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12384
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Topics: Optimization , Topology , Design , Algorithms , Bridges (Structures) , Compliant mechanisms , Design methodology , Weight (Mass)
Hierarchical Design of Composite Materials With Negative Stiffness Inclusions Using a Bayesian Network Classifier
Jordan Matthews, Timothy Klatt, Carolyn C. Seepersad, Michael Haberman, David Shahan
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A055doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13128
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Topics: Composite materials , Design , Stiffness , Microscale devices , Modeling
Application of Regional Strain Energy in Topology Optimization With Inertia Relief Analysis
Wei Song, Hae Chang Gea, Ren-Jye Yang, Ching-Hung Chuang
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A056doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13283
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Topics: Inertia (Mechanics) , Optimization , Topology , Design , Stress , Finite element analysis
Ceramic Matrix Composite Materials by Design Using Robust Variable Fidelity Optimization
Kunal R. Khadke, Weigang An, Andrés Tovar
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A057doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13348
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Topics: Ceramic matrix composites , Design , Optimization , Dimensions , Uncertainty , Materials processing , Modeling , Composite materials , Computer simulation , Design methodology
Early-Stage Design of Rheologically Complex Materials via Material Function Design Targets
N. Ashwin Bharadwaj, James T. Allison, Randy H. Ewoldt
IDETC-CIE 2013; V03AT03A058doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-13462
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Topics: Design , Rheology , Composite materials , Materials properties , Metals , Polymers , Relaxation (Physics) , Shear (Mechanics) , Shock absorbers , Springs
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