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  • An architecture for a function driven mechanical design solution library

    Creator:
    Wood, Stephen L.
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    The engineering design process and the advancement of future computer-aided-design systems need new design aids to be used during the conceptual design phase. This design phase is where information gathering and understanding of the problem are developed, analyzed and broken into small more manageable elements. These elements consist of customer...
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    components [Sigurjonsson 92] 44 2.1.6 Attributes of a surface information object [Sigurjonsson 92] 45

  • Theory and application of vector space similarity measures in computer assisted conceptual design

    Creator:
    Poppa, Kerry R.
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    A number of computational tools now exist to aid in developing conceptual solutions based on a functional description of a design problem. A key limitation of these tools is the way results are organized for presentation to the user. In general, results are an undifferentiated mass of potential solutions. Analysis...
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    . Prior work from the field of information retrieval is applied and extended to create a generalized

  • An Information Modeling Framework for Support of Sustainable Manufacturing System Design Decision Making

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    Shankar Raman, Arvind
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    Manufacturing technology has continuously evolved and advanced over the past century; this has led to an increase in the production of consumer and industrial goods driven by simultaneous growth in population and wealth. Despite the resulting economic and labor growth, environmental impacts of manufacturing have increased dramatically due to the...
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    March 11, 2022. Title: An Information Modeling Framework for Support of Sustainable Manufacturing

  • Robustness of uncertain systems : globally optimal Lyapunov function

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    Ahmadkhanlou, Fariborz
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    The Lyapunov direct method is utilized to determine the robustness bounds for nonlinear, time-variant uncertainies p[subscript i]. Determination of the robustness bounds consists of two principal steps: (i) generation of a Lyapunov function and (ii) determination of the bounds based on the generated Lyapunov function. Presently in robustness investigations, a...
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    : Consider a system with no external forces acting upon it. If 0 is one of the system equilibrium points, it

  • Kinematics of arthropod legs : modeling and measurement

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    Albright, Stephen L.
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    This thesis presents a method for determining the kinematic geometry of arthropod legs. A kinematic description makes possible the analysis of arthropod leg motion, as a prelude to investigating how various arthropod species are able to negotiate diverse terrains. Such knowledge will aid in design of legged vehicles. The focus...
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    problem but often bear no resemblance to the physical appearance of the arm being described. For

  • Wave Energy Converter Array Optimization : Algorithm Development and Investigation of Layout Design Influences

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    Sharp, Christopher J.
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    Realizing the vast amount of energy available in ocean waves, an industry has emerged that is progressing towards the deployment of grid–connected wave energy converters. Likely to be deployed in arrays, a challenge to the wave energy industry is maximizing the energy production of such arrays. We have been developing...
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    liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus

  • Kinematic analysis of legged system locomotion on smooth horizontal surfaces

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    Baek, Yoon Su
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    This thesis presents a model of legged locomotion in which position and velocity of body are directly controlled by positions and velocities of feet. One central relationship between foot acceleration, leg stroke and body velocity is developed. Procedures for determining all parameters of a step sequence including periods of constant...
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    for a hexapod walking machine making use of terrain preview information in rough terrain. Klein et

  • A model for the mechanical behavior of irradiated mixed carbide sphere pac fuel pins

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    George, Thomas L.
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    A model is developed that allows the prediction of the stress-strain distribution in a mixed carbide sphere pac fuel pin during irradiation. The model is coupled with a previously developed model for the thermal behavior of the pin. The one-dimensional (radial at various axial locations) solution is for quasi-steady pin...
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    others. Therefore, there is no way of ordering this discussion so that only previously defined concepts

  • Turbulent Heat Transfer of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in the Proximity of the Pseudo-Critical Point with Non-Uniform Heat Flux Boundary Conditions

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    Jajja, Saad A.
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    Seven decades of supercritical heat transfer research have not seen an attempt to characterize turbulent thermal transport in internal flows subject to asymmetric heating. Existing heat transfer models therefore do not account for phenomena that dictates thermal transport, in the proximity of the pseudo-critical point, for non-uniform heating. Additionally, past...
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    macroscale circular test sections and no systematic investigations were con- ducted to assess the influence

  • Failure analysis of pre-notched composite laminated plates under four-point bending conditions

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    Arias Gonzales, Sergio
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    Ever since composite laminate technology was introduced into the aerospace and automotive industry, there has been a need to fully understand the damage progression experienced by composite laminated plates in the presence of a notch. While numerous research studies have been conducted on this matter when subjected to in-plane loads,...
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    entirely new material, which no longer possesses the orthotropic properties of the single ply. Therefore