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Improving Industry Facility Design With CFD Simulations

Clara Rosini, Nicholas Lopez, Adam Courville, Ning Zhang
Proc. ASME. IMECE2024, Volume 8: Fluids Engineering, V008T10A020, November 17–21, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2024-145502
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2024-145502
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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics, Design, Engineering simulation, Simulation, Pollution, Computer software, Petrochemicals, Risk, Wind, Atlantic Ocean
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XTENTH-CAR: A Proportionally Scaled Experimental Vehicle Platform for Connected Autonomy and All-Terrain Research

Shathushan Sivashangaran, Azim Eskandarian
Proc. ASME. IMECE2023, Volume 6: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, V006T07A068, October 29–November 2, 2023
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2023-110448
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2023-110448
View Paper titled, XTENTH-CAR: A Proportionally Scaled Experimental Vehicle Platform for Connected Autonomy and All-Terrain Research
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Topics: Autonomous vehicles, Vehicles, Automated guided vehicles, Algorithms, Control equipment, Disasters, Hardware, Lidar, Military systems, Mining
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Dynamic Placement of Rapidly Deployable Mobile Sensor Robots Using Machine Learning and Expected Value of Information

Alice Agogino, Hae Young Jang, Vivek Rao, Ritik Batra, Felicity Liao, Rohan Sood, Irving Fang, R. Lily Hu, Emerson Shoichet-Bartus, John Matranga
Proc. ASME. IMECE2021, Volume 13: Safety Engineering, Risk, and Reliability Analysis; Research Posters, V013T14A027, November 1–5, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2021-70759
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2021-70759
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Topics: Machine learning, Robots, Sensors, Emergencies, Emergency response, Artificial neural networks, Decision making, Density, Disasters, Errors
Proceedings Papers

The Use of Risk Information for the Development of a Safety Policy Around an Airport

B. J. M. Ale, M. A. Piers
Proc. ASME. IMECE2000, Safety Engineering and Risk Analysis, 51-58, November 5–10, 2000
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2000-1022
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2000-1022
View Paper titled, The Use of Risk Information for the Development of a Safety Policy Around an Airport
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Topics: Risk, Safety, Accidents, Aircraft, Disasters, Noise (Sound)
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A Perspective on Tribology and Design

Nam Pyo Suh
Proc. ASME. IMECE2020, Volume 2B: Advanced Manufacturing, V02BT02A055, November 16–19, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2020-23073
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2020-23073
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Topics: Design, Tribology, Failure, Friction, Maintenance, Wear, Aircraft, Automobiles, Creativity, Disasters
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Implementing a Novel Framework to Create Tacit Knowledge Models to Support Human-Robot Interactions

David A. Guerra-Zubiaga, Navid Nasajpour-Esfahani, Basma Siddiqui, Kevin Kamperman, II
Proc. ASME. IMECE2020, Volume 2B: Advanced Manufacturing, V02BT02A013, November 16–19, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2020-23803
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2020-23803
View Paper titled, Implementing a Novel Framework to Create Tacit Knowledge Models to Support Human-Robot Interactions
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Topics: Human-robot interaction, Manufacturing, Robots, Internet of things, Machinery, Disasters, Earthquakes, Instrumentation, Manufacturing automation, Robotics
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Re-Sizable Quadrupedal Robot Platform: HARQ

Kiwon Sohn, Salman Hussain, Matthew Bradnan, Owen May
Proc. ASME. IMECE2020, Volume 7A: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, V07AT07A006, November 16–19, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2020-23105
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2020-23105
View Paper titled, Re-Sizable Quadrupedal Robot Platform: HARQ
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Topics: Robots, Control equipment, Design, Design engineering, Disasters, Kinematic analysis, Kinematics, Manufacturing, Navigation, Teams
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Miniature Humanoid Upgrade for Material Handling Tasks in Humanoid Challenge

Kiwon Sohn, Jeongkyu Lee, Kevin Huang
Proc. ASME. IMECE2019, Volume 4: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, V004T05A008, November 11–14, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2019-10193
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2019-10193
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Topics: Materials handling, Robotics, Robots, Teams, Computer software, Disasters, Hardware, Mobile robots, Navigation, Students
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X-Ray Induced Acoustic Computed Tomography for Non-Destructive Testing of Aircraft Structure

Tiffany Tran, Pratik Samant, Liangzhong Xiang, Yingtao Liu
Proc. ASME. IMECE2019, Volume 1: Advances in Aerospace Technology, V001T03A005, November 11–14, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2019-10480
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2019-10480
View Paper titled, X-Ray Induced Acoustic Computed Tomography for Non-Destructive Testing of Aircraft Structure
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Topics: Acoustics, Aircraft, Computerized tomography, Nondestructive evaluation, X-rays, Waves, Resolution (Optics), Simulation, Matlab, Ultrasonic transducers
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Introduction of Prevention Engineering Into the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Zbigniew M. Bzymek, Eliot Brown
Proc. ASME. IMECE2019, Volume 5: Engineering Education, V005T07A021, November 11–14, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2019-10469
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2019-10469
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Topics: Disasters, Economics , Education, Engineering design, Engineering disciplines, Engineering research, Engineering students, Engineers, Inventions, Mechanical engineering
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Rese_Q: UGV for Rescue Tasks Functional Design

Giuseppe Quaglia, Paride Cavallone
Proc. ASME. IMECE2018, Volume 4A: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, V04AT06A057, November 9–15, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2018-86395
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2018-86395
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Topics: Design, Engineering prototypes, Robots, Sensors, Degrees of freedom, Disasters, Mechanical admittance, Mobile robots, Traction, Trajectories (Physics)
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Control of a Head Stabilization System for Use in Robotic Disaster Response

Bijo Sebastian, Adam Williams, Pinhas Ben-Tzvi
Proc. ASME. IMECE2017, Volume 4A: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, V04AT05A021, November 3–9, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2017-71469
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2017-71469
View Paper titled, Control of a Head Stabilization System for Use in Robotic Disaster Response
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Topics: Disasters, Robotics, Simulation, Design, Force control, Actuators, Control equipment, Dynamic analysis, Engineering prototypes, Man-made disasters
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Truss Optimization With Random Piecewise Linear Beams

Devin Carroll, Mark Yim
Proc. ASME. IMECE2017, Volume 11: Systems, Design, and Complexity, V011T15A009, November 3–9, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2017-71485
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2017-71485
View Paper titled, Truss Optimization With Random Piecewise Linear Beams
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Topics: Optimization, Trusses (Building), Construction, Disasters, Geometry, Weight (Mass)
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An Airborne Camera Simulator for Aerial Mapping Applications

Federica Polimeno, Annalisa Milella, Raphaël Rouveure, Giulio Reina
Proc. ASME. IMECE2016, Volume 4A: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, V04AT05A067, November 11–17, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2016-68209
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2016-68209
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Topics: Disasters, Imaging, Modeling, Path planning, Precision agriculture, Rendering, Sensors, Surveying, Testing, Trajectories (Physics)
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What Could Have Saved Fukushima From Its Severe Accident

Kenji Iino, Ritsuo Yoshioka, Masao Fuchigami, Masayuki Nakao
Proc. ASME. IMECE2016, Volume 6B: Energy, V06BT08A032, November 11–17, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2016-65069
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2016-65069
View Paper titled, What Could Have Saved Fukushima From Its Severe Accident
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Topics: Accidents, Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan, 2011, Tsunamis, Alternating current (Electricity), Drills (Tools), Earthquakes, Pumps, Electricity (Physics), Valves, Compressors
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Educating Engineering Students on Probabilistic Risk: Effects on the Perception of Ethics, Professional Responsibility, and Personal Agency

Jeremy M. Gernand
Proc. ASME. IMECE2015, Volume 5: Education and Globalization, V005T05A032, November 13–19, 2015
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2015-53055
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2015-53055
View Paper titled, Educating Engineering Students on Probabilistic Risk: Effects on the Perception of Ethics, Professional Responsibility, and Personal Agency
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Topics: Engineering students, Ethics, Risk, Failure, Students, Disasters, Engineering systems and industry applications, Engineers, Probability, Undergraduate students
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On the Development of a 3D Printer for Combinatorial Structural Composite Research

Seyed Allameh
Proc. ASME. IMECE2015, Volume 3: Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering, V003T03A002, November 13–19, 2015
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2015-50962
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2015-50962
View Paper titled, On the Development of a 3D Printer for Combinatorial Structural Composite Research
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Topics: Composite materials, Fracture toughness, Manufacturing, Additive manufacturing, Biomimetics, Cements (Adhesives), Deformation, Earthquakes, Fibers, Glues
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Simulation and Experiment of Mass Evacuation to a Tsunami Evacuation Tower

Takao Kakizaki, Jiro Urii, Mitsuru Endo
Proc. ASME. IMECE2015, Volume 14: Emerging Technologies; Safety Engineering and Risk Analysis; Materials: Genetics to Structures, V014T08A011, November 13–19, 2015
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2015-52954
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2015-52954
View Paper titled, Simulation and Experiment of Mass Evacuation to a Tsunami Evacuation Tower
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Topics: Evacuations, Simulation, Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Construction, Disasters, Emergency management, Fatigue, Kinematics, Shorelines
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Towards a Theory Based Approach to Product Safety

Mats Nordlund
Proc. ASME. IMECE2015, Volume 15: Advances in Multidisciplinary Engineering, V015T19A008, November 13–19, 2015
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2015-51732
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2015-51732
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Topics: Safety, Accidents, Design, Aircraft, Biomedicine, Disasters, Engineering design processes, Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan, 2011, Health care, Risk
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Optimal Design of Solenoid Actuated Butterfly Valves Dynamically Coupled in Series

Peiman Naseradinmousavi
Proc. ASME. IMECE2015, Volume 4A: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, V04AT04A032, November 13–19, 2015
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2015-50094
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2015-50094
View Paper titled, Optimal Design of Solenoid Actuated Butterfly Valves Dynamically Coupled in Series
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Topics: Design, Solenoids, Valves, Flow (Dynamics), Algorithms, Bioengineering, Biomedicine, Disasters, Modeling, Nonlinear dynamics