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ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference

August 2–5, 2015

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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41st Design Automation Conference

Application-Tailored Optimization Methods

Multiobjective Optimization Under Uncertainty in Advanced Abrasive Machining Processes via a Fuzzy-Evolutionary Approach

Adel T. Abbas, Mohamed Aly, Karim Hamza

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A001doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46311

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Topics: Abrasive machining , Pareto optimization , Uncertainty , Machining , Cutting , Water , Accounting , Energy consumption , Evolutionary algorithms , Finishes

Multi-Objective Optimization of Gas Blend Alternative Refrigerants for Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Systems

Mohamed El-Morsi, Karim Hamza

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A002doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46472

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Topics: Compression , Pareto optimization , Refrigerants , Refrigeration , Vapors , Optimization , Design , Gases , Computer simulation , Heat conduction

Optimization of Cutting Conditions in Vibration Assisted Drilling of Composites via a Multi-Objective EGO Implementation

Ahmed Sadek, Mohamed Aly, Karim Hamza, Mouhab Meshreki, Ashraf O. Nassef, Helmi Attia

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A003doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47532

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Topics: Composite materials , Cutting , Drilling , Optimization , Vibration , Construction , Design , Dimensions , Harmonic motion , Machinery

Artificial Intelligence and Computational Synthesis

Towards Automated Design of Mechanically Functional Molecules

Charles A. Manion, Ryan Arlitt, Irem Tumer, Matthew I. Campbell, P. Alex Greaney

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A004doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46078

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Topics: Design , Metals , Architecture , Mechanical properties , Porosity , Smart materials , Stiffness

A Prediction Modeling Framework: Toward Integration of Noisy Manufacturing Data and Product Design

Junheung Park, Kyoung-Yun Kim, Raj Sohmshetty

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A005doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46236

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Topics: Manufacturing , Modeling , Product design , Algorithms , Particle swarm optimization , Design , Noise (Sound) , Artificial neural networks , Evolutionary algorithms , Evolutionary computation

Automatically Synthesizing Principle Solutions in Multi-Disciplinary Conceptual Design With Functional and Structural Knowledge

Jin Qi, Jie Hu, Guoniu Zhu, Yinghong Peng

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A006doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46373

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Topics: Conceptual design , Design , Cutting , Emergencies , Engineering disciplines , Flow (Dynamics) , Modeling , Vibration

A Method for Visualizing the Relations Between Grammar Rules, Performance Objectives and Search Space Exploration in Grammar-Based Computational Design Synthesis

Corinna Königseder, Kristina Shea

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A007doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46761

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Topics: Design , Algorithms , Bicycles , Electrical engineering , Engineering disciplines , Mechanical engineering , Space

Automated Concept Generation Based on Function-Form Synthesis

Sung Woo Kang, Conrad S. Tucker

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A008doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47687

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Topics: Algorithms , Data mining , Design , Modeling , Product design , Ships , Wings

Data-Driven Design

ecoRacer: Game-Based Optimal Electric Vehicle Design and Driver Control Using Human Players

Yi Ren, Alparslan Emrah Bayrak, Panos Y. Papalambros

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A009doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46836

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Topics: Design , Electric vehicles , Algorithms , Optimization , Computation

Predictive Modeling of Product Returns for Remanufacturing

Jungmok Ma, Harrison M. Kim

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A010doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46875

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Topics: Algorithms , Modeling , Product design , Sales , Selection algorithm , Uncertainty

Decision Support for Performance Arts Using Support Vector Regression With Genetic and Particle Swarm Algorithms

Meifang Li, Mian Li

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A011doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47059

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Topics: Algorithms , Particulate matter , Support vector machines , Artificial neural networks , Particle swarm optimization , Databases , Genetic algorithms , Mechanical products , Optimization , Reliability

A Novel Application of Gamification for Collecting High-Level Design Information

Hyunmin Cheong, Wei Li, Francesco Iorio

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A012doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47383

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Topics: Design , Computer-aided design , Data mining

Automatic Extraction of Function Knowledge From Text

Hyunmin Cheong, Wei Li, Adrian Cheung, Andy Nogueira, Francesco Iorio

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A013doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47541

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Topics: Design , Flow (Dynamics) , Machinery

Decision Making in Engineering Design

Predicting the Benefits of Topology Optimization

Shiguang Deng, Krishnan Suresh

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A014doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46349

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Topics: Optimization , Topology , Design , Computer-aided design , Finite element analysis , Manufacturing , Shape optimization

Solution Space Exploration in Model-Based Realization of Engineered Systems

Maryam Sabeghi, Warren Smith, Janet K. Allen, Farrokh Mistree

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A015doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46457

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Topics: Algorithms , Complex systems , Design , Engineering teachers , Heat exchangers , Performance , Shells , Statistics as topic , Uncertainty

Non Prismatic Air-Breathing Fuel Cells: Concept, Design and Manufacturing

Sriram Praneeth Isanaka, Fuewen Frank Liou, Joseph W. Newkirk

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A016doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46493

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Topics: Design , Fuel cells , Manufacturing , Flow (Dynamics) , Weight (Mass) , Engineering prototypes , Flat plates , Proton exchange membranes , Anodes , Cross section (Physics)

Understanding the Utilization of Information Stimuli in Design Decision Making Using Eye Gaze Data

Youyi Bi, Murtuza Shergadwala, Tahira Reid, Jitesh H. Panchal

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A017doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46495

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Topics: Decision making , Design , Engineering design , Engineers , Students

Impact of Technology Infusion on System Complexity and Modularity

GwangKi Min, Eun Suk Suh, Katja Hölttä-Otto

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A018doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46547

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Topics: Complex systems , Cycles

Modeling Consumer Decisions on Returning End-of-Use Products Considering Design Features and Consumer Interactions: An Agent Based Simulation Approach

Ardeshir Raihanian Mashhadi, Behzad Esmaeilian, Sara Behdad

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A019doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46864

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Topics: Design , Modeling , Simulation , Storage , Pressure , Product design , Profitability , Recycling , Uncertainty

Design as a Sequential Decision Process: A Method for Reducing Design Set Space Using Models to Bound Objectives

Simon W. Miller, Timothy W. Simpson, Michael A. Yukish

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A020doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46909

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Topics: Design , Modeling , Optimization

A Mathematical Model for Pressure Compensating Emitters

Katherine A. Taylor, Pulkit Shamshery, Ruo-Qian Wang, Amos G. Winter, V

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A021doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47519

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Topics: Pressure , Trickle irrigation , Water , Deformation , Design , Developing nations , Engineering prototypes , Fluid dynamics , Irrigation (Agriculture) , Physics

Simulating Variability of Rework Cost and Market Performance Estimates in Product Redesign

Kayla A. Von Hagel, Scott M. Ferguson

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A022doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47598

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Topics: Chaos , Fittings , Preferences , Risk

Changing Subsystem Information Strategies Using Weighted Objectives: Increasing Robustness to Biased Information Passing

Jesse Austin-Breneman, Bo Yang Yu, Maria C. Yang

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A023doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47667

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Topics: Robustness , Optimization , Design , Complex systems , Engineering simulation , Errors , Negotiation , Simulation , Warfare

Design and Optimization of Sustainable Energy Systems

The Importance of Contextual Factors in Determining the Greenhouse Gas Emission Impacts of Solar Photovoltaic Systems

Julia M. O’Rourke, Carolyn C. Seepersad

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A024doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46471

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Topics: Emissions , Photovoltaic power systems , Solar energy , Climate change , Governments , Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions , Manufacturing

Wave Energy Converter Array Optimization: A Review of Current Work and Preliminary Results of a Genetic Algorithm Approach Introducing Cost Factors

Chris Sharp, Bryony DuPont

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A025doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46553

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Topics: Genetic algorithms , Optimization , Wave energy converters , Algorithms , Economics , Electric power generation , Energy resources , Ocean engineering , Optimization algorithms , Renewable energy sources

Cost Optimization of a Solar Humidification-Dehumidification Desalination System Augmented by Thermal Energy Storage

Khalid M. Abd El-Aziz, Jihun Kim, Karim Hamza, Mohamed El Morsi, Ashraf O. Nassef, Sayed M. Metwalli, Kazuhiro Saitou

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A026doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46785

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Topics: Dehumidification , Optimization , Solar energy , Thermal energy storage , Water , Solar power , Climate , Cycles , Genetic algorithms , Life cycle costing

Solar Power Ramp Events Detection Using an Optimized Swinging Door Algorithm

Mingjian Cui, Jie Zhang, Anthony Florita, Bri-Mathias Hodge, Deping Ke, Yuanzhang Sun

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A027doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46849

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Topics: Algorithms , Doors , Solar power , Power systems (Machinery) , Computation , Dynamic programming , Electricity (Physics)

A Mixed Integer Linear Programming Formulation for Unrestricted Wind Farm Layout Optimization

Ning Quan, Harrison Kim

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A028doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46876

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Topics: Integer programming , Optimization , Wind farms , Turbines , Wakes , Energy generation

Adaptive Operation Decisions in Net Zero Building Clusters

Philip Odonkor, Kemper Lewis

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A029doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47290

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Topics: Energy consumption , Fluctuations (Physics) , Optimization , Pareto analysis , Preferences , Structures , Tradeoffs

Optimization of Renewable Energy Power Systems for Remote Communities

M. Freire-Gormaly, A. M. Bilton

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A030doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47509

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Topics: Optimization , Power systems (Machinery) , Renewable energy , Stress , Design , Reliability , Renewable energy sources , Solar energy , Wind , Wind turbines

Constrained Multi-Objective Wind Farm Layout Optimization: Introducing a Novel Constraint Handling Approach Based on Constraint Programming

Sami Yamani Douzi Sorkhabi, David A. Romero, J. Christopher Beck, Cristina H. Amon

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A031doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47535

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Topics: Computer programming , Optimization , Wind farms , Algorithms , Noise (Sound) , Turbines , Genetic algorithms

Wind Farm Layout Optimization in Complex Terrains Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

Jim Y. J. Kuo, I. Amy Wong, David A. Romero, J. Christopher Beck, Cristina H. Amon

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A032doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47651

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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics , Optimization , Wind farms , Wakes , Algorithms , Engineering simulation , Simulation , Design , Energy generation , Turbines

High Penetration Residential Solar Photovoltaics and the Effects of Dust Storms on System Net Load

Samantha A. Janko, Brandon T. Gorman, Uday P. Singh, Nathan G. Johnson

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A033doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-48030

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Topics: Dust , Photovoltaics , Solar energy , Storms , Stress , Fluctuations (Physics) , Transients (Dynamics) , Carbon , Cities , Stability

Design for Market Systems

Autonomous Electric Vehicle Sharing System Design

Namwoo Kang, Fred M. Feinberg, Panos Y. Papalambros

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A034doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46491

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Topics: Design , Electric vehicles , Vehicles , Artificial neural networks , Batteries , Emissions , Optimization , Profitability , Sustainability , Transportation systems

A Simplified Mathematical Model for Two-Sided Market Systems With an Intervening Engineered Platform

Kaushik Sinha, Edoardo F. Colombo, Narek R. Shougarian, Olivier L. de Weck

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A035doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46657

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Topics: Equilibrium (Physics) , Stability

Modeling Noncompensatory Choices With a Compensatory Model for a Product Design Search

Jaekwan Shin, Scott Ferguson

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A036doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47632

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Topics: Modeling , Product design , Design , Errors , Probability

Design for Resilience and Failure Recovery

Data Driven Prognostics With Lack of Training Data Sets

Zhimin Xi, Xiangxue Zhao

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A037doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46932

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Topics: Artificial neural networks , Batteries , Failure , Lithium , Product engineering , Service life (Equipment)

Diagnostics and Prognostics of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Zhimin Xi, Rong Jing, Cheol Lee

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A038doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46935

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Topics: Algorithms , Batteries , Lithium , Lithium-ion batteries , Service life (Equipment)

Online Estimation of Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity Using Sparse Bayesian Learning

Chao Hu, Gaurav Jain, Craig Schmidt, Carrie Strief, Melani Sullivan

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A039doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46964

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Topics: Lithium-ion batteries , Medical devices , Batteries , Energy storage , Lithium , Machinery , Regression models , Reliability , Secondary cells

Resilience Analysis and Allocation for Complex Systems Using Bayesian Network

Nita Yodo, Pingfeng Wang

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A040doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46999

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Topics: Complex systems , Resilience , Design , Engineering disciplines , Engineering systems and industry applications , Failure , Modeling , Supply chains

A Generic Fusion Platform of Failure Diagnostics for Resilient Engineering System Design

Amirmahyar Abdolsamadi, Pingfeng Wang, Prasanna Tamilselvan

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A041doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47009

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Topics: Algorithms , Design , Engineering systems and industry applications , Failure , Maintenance , Reliability , Robustness , Safety

Design for the Developing World

Toward Customer Needs Cultural Risk Indicator Insights for Product Development

Douglas L. Van Bossuyt, Jered Dean

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A042doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46513

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Topics: Product development , Risk , Design , Teams , Developing nations , Ignorance , Preferences , Sales

Justification, Design, and Analysis of a Village-Scale Photovoltaic-Powered Electrodialysis Reversal System for Rural India

Natasha C. Wright, Georgia Van de Zande, Amos G. Winter, V

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A043doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46521

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Topics: Design , Energy consumption , Groundwater , Water , Design methodology , Maintenance , Non-governmental organizations , Power systems (Machinery) , Reverse osmosis , Testing

Modeling Technology Strategies for Thermal Energy Services in Rural Developing Communities

Nordica MacCarty, Kenneth (Mark) Bryden

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A044doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46806

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Topics: Modeling , Thermal energy , Biomass , Performance , Water , Design , Emissions , Food products , Heat , Industrial research

A More Balanced Design Approach for Preserving the Usability of a Peruvian Cookstove

Kendall S. Thacker, McCall Barger, Christopher A. Mattson

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A045doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47270

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Topics: Design , Biomass , Emissions , Fuels , Boiling , Fuel consumption , Smoke , Thermal efficiency , Tradeoffs

Feasibility Study of an Electrodialysis System for In-Home Water Desalination and Purification in Urban India

Kishor G. Nayar, Prithiviraj Sundararaman, Jeffrey D. Schacherl, Catherine L. O’Connor, Michael L. Heath, Mario Orozco Gabriel, Natasha C. Wright, Amos G. Winter, V

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A046doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47613

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Topics: Cities , Water , Design , Feedwater , Governments , Groundwater , Product design , Project cost estimation , Reverse osmosis , Solids

Development of Biomass Energy Technologies and Business Models for Southern Africa

Malena Agyemang, Nathan G. Johnson

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A047doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-48033

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Topics: Biomass , Fuels , Energy sustainability , Heating , Agricultural wastes , Engineering standards , Renewable energy , Transportation systems

Design of Complex Systems

Non-Negative Matrix Factorization Based Uncertainty Quantification Method for Complex Networked Systems

Arpan Mukherjee, Rahul Rai, Puneet Singla, Tarunraj Singh, Abani Patra

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A048doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46087

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Topics: Uncertainty quantification , Uncertainty , Dynamic systems , Errors , Algorithms , Complex systems , Dynamics (Mechanics)

Autonomous Microgrid Design Using Classifier-Guided Sampling

Peter B. Backlund, John P. Eddy

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A049doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46107

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Topics: Design , Microgrids , Stress , Uncertainty , Construction , Generators , Optimization , Optimization algorithms , Reliability , Simulation

Toward a Dedicated Failure Flow Arrestor Function Methodology

Michael R. S. Slater, Douglas L. Van Bossuyt

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A050doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46270

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Topics: Failure , Flow (Dynamics) , Complex systems , Risk , Modeling , Design , Pressurized water reactors , Reliability , Engineering design , Engineers

Toward a Functional Failure Modeling Method of Representing Prognostic Systems During the Early Phases of Design

Caitlin Stack, Douglas L. Van Bossuyt

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A051doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46400

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Topics: Design , Failure , Modeling , Complex systems , Aerospace industry , Coolants , Hardware , Nuclear power stations , Nuclear reactors , Probability

A Multi-Objective Simulated Annealing Approach Towards 3D Packing Problems With Strong Constraints: CMOSA

Pei Cao, Zhaoyan Fan, Robert Gao, Jiong Tang

IDETC-CIE 2015; V02AT03A052doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47670

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Topics: Packing (Shipments) , Packings (Cushioning) , Simulated annealing , Design , Optimization , Plumbing , Valves , Additive manufacturing , Algorithms , Engineering design

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Decision Making in Engineering Design

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Design for Resilience and Failure Recovery

Design for the Developing World

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