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Novel soft gripper with adjustable performance based on blade flexures

Accepted Manuscript
Mauricio Arredondo-Soto, Enrique Cuan-Urquizo, Alfonso Gómez-Espinosa, Armando Roman-Flores, Rafiq Ahmad
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des.
Paper No: MD-24-1053
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066548
Published Online: September 13, 2024
View Article titled, Novel soft gripper with adjustable performance based on blade flexures
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Topics: Blades, Design, Grippers, Robots, Displacement, Machine components, Overlays (Materials engineering), Rigid-body mechanisms, Shapes, Stiffness
Journal Articles

Design and Optimization of a Cable-Driven Parallel Polishing Robot With Kinematic Error Modeling

Bin Zhou, Shuainan Wu, Bin Zi, Weidong Zhu
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. January 2025, 147(1): 013304.
Paper No: MD-24-1117
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065915
Published Online: August 21, 2024
View Article titled, Design and Optimization of a Cable-Driven Parallel Polishing Robot With Kinematic Error Modeling
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Topics: Cables, Errors, Kinematics, Robots, Modeling, Pareto optimization, Stiffness, Polishing, Design, Optimization
Journal Articles

Optimal Design of Assembling Robot Considering Different Limb Topologies and Layouts

Binbin Lian, Jinhua Guo, Zhiyuan He, Yimin Song
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. January 2025, 147(1): 013305.
Paper No: MD-24-1196
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065999
Published Online: August 21, 2024
View Article titled, Optimal Design of Assembling Robot Considering Different Limb Topologies and Layouts
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Topics: Design, Kinematics, Optimization, Robots, Stiffness, Topology, Pareto optimization, Shapes, Dimensions, Symmetry (Physics)
Journal Articles

Development and Optimization of a Noncircular Pulley for Motion Decoupling in Cable-Driven Serial Robots

Jinsai Cheng, Tao Shen
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. November 2024, 146(11): 113301.
Paper No: MD-23-1859
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065278
Published Online: May 21, 2024
View Article titled, Development and Optimization of a Noncircular Pulley for Motion Decoupling in Cable-Driven Serial Robots
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Topics: Cables, Errors, Optimization, Pulleys, Robots, Rotation, Design
Journal Articles

Design of Self-Organizing Systems Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning and the Compromise Decision Support Problem Construct

Mingfei Jiang, Zhenjun Ming, Chuanhao Li, Janet K. Allen, Farrokh Mistree
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. May 2024, 146(5): 051711.
Paper No: MD-23-1466
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064672
Published Online: March 18, 2024
View Article titled, Design of Self-Organizing Systems Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning and the Compromise Decision Support Problem Construct
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Topics: Design, Reinforcement learning, Robots, Self-organization, Multi-robot systems
Journal Articles

A Literature Review on Stewart–Gough Platform Calibrations

Sourabh Karmakar, Cameron J. Turner
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Review Articles
J. Mech. Des. August 2024, 146(8): 083302.
Paper No: MD-22-1617
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064487
Published Online: February 1, 2024
View Article titled, A Literature Review on Stewart–Gough Platform Calibrations
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Topics: Calibration, Errors, Kinematics, Robots, Actuators
Journal Articles

A Multi-Fidelity Integration Method for Reliability Analysis of Industrial Robots

Jinhui Wu, Pengpeng Tian, Shunyu Wang, Yourui Tao
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. January 2024, 146(1): 011703.
Paper No: MD-23-1221
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4063404
Published Online: October 11, 2023
View Article titled, A Multi-Fidelity Integration Method for Reliability Analysis of Industrial Robots
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Topics: Event history analysis, Robots, Servomotors
Includes: Supplementary data
Journal Articles

Modeling and Design of a Five Degrees-of-Freedom Delta-Like Robot for Fast Pick-and-Place Applications

Valentin Le Mesle, Vincent Bégoc, Sébastien Briot
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. December 2023, 145(12): 123302.
Paper No: MD-23-1088
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4063359
Published Online: October 6, 2023
View Article titled, Modeling and Design of a Five Degrees-of-Freedom Delta-Like Robot for Fast Pick-and-Place Applications
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Topics: Design, Engineering prototypes, Robots, Rotation, Degrees of freedom, Kinematics, Optimization, End effectors
Journal Articles

Mechanism Design and Workspace Analysis of a Hexapod Robot With Changeable Morphology

Chenkun Qi, Huayang Li, Xianbao Chen, Zhijun Chen, Weijun Wang, Feng Gao
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. November 2023, 145(11): 113302.
Paper No: MD-23-1254
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4063005
Published Online: August 29, 2023
View Article titled, Mechanism Design and Workspace Analysis of a Hexapod Robot With Changeable Morphology
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Topics: Knee, Robots, Design, Simulation
Journal Articles

An Efficient Reliability Analysis Method Based on the Improved Radial Basis Function Neural Network

Dequan Zhang, Zida Zhao, Heng Ouyang, Zeping Wu, Xu Han
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. August 2023, 145(8): 081705.
Paper No: MD-22-1411
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062584
Published Online: June 15, 2023
View Article titled, An Efficient Reliability Analysis Method Based on the Improved Radial Basis Function Neural Network
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Topics: Event history analysis, Failure, Probability, Radial basis function networks, Robots, Reliability, Algorithms
Journal Articles

A Right-Hand Side Function Surrogate Model-Based Method for the Black-Box Dynamic Optimization Problem

Qi Zhang, Yizhong Wu, Ping Qiao, Li Lu, Zhehao Xia
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. September 2023, 145(9): 091701.
Paper No: MD-22-1737
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062641
Published Online: June 15, 2023
View Article titled, A Right-Hand Side Function Surrogate Model-Based Method for the Black-Box Dynamic Optimization Problem
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Topics: Design, Optimization, Trajectories (Physics), Horizontal axis wind turbines, Dynamic systems, Errors, Simulation, Robots
Journal Articles

Multi-Objective Optimal Design of a Cable-Driven Parallel Robot Based on an Adaptive Adjustment Inertia Weight Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm

Bin Zhou, Sipan Li, Bin Zi, Bing Chen, Weidong Zhu
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. August 2023, 145(8): 083301.
Paper No: MD-22-1730
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062458
Published Online: May 22, 2023
View Article titled, Multi-Objective Optimal Design of a Cable-Driven Parallel Robot Based on an Adaptive Adjustment Inertia Weight Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
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Topics: Algorithms, Cables, Design, End effectors, Inertia (Mechanics), Particle swarm optimization, Weight (Mass), Kinematics, Robots, Optimization
Journal Articles

Design, Analysis, and Experiment of the Origami Robot Based on Spherical-Linkage Parallel Mechanism

Yuntao Guan, Zheming Zhuang, Ze Zhang, Jian S. Dai
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. August 2023, 145(8): 081701.
Paper No: MD-22-1549
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062497
Published Online: May 18, 2023
View Article titled, Design, Analysis, and Experiment of the Origami Robot Based on Spherical-Linkage Parallel Mechanism
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Topics: Design, Hinges, Manufacturing, Robots, Simulation, Parallel mechanisms, Finite element analysis
Journal Articles

Stability Analysis and Distortion Compensation of Robot Structure Dynamics for a Hybrid Simulator

Chenkun Qi, Dongjin Li, Yan Hu, Feng Gao, Wenlong Wang, Wei Ma
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. July 2023, 145(7): 073302.
Paper No: MD-22-1772
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062148
Published Online: March 29, 2023
View Article titled, Stability Analysis and Distortion Compensation of Robot Structure Dynamics for a Hybrid Simulator
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Topics: Dynamics (Mechanics), Robots, Simulation, Space vehicles, Stability, Contact dynamics
Journal Articles

A Modeling Method for a 6-SPS Perpendicular Parallel Micro-Manipulation Robot Considering the Motion in Multiple Nonfunctional Directions and Nonlinear Hysteresis

Chenkun Qi, Jianfeng Lin, Xin Liu, Feng Gao, Yi Yue, Yan Hu, Baochen Wei
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. May 2023, 145(5): 053301.
Paper No: MD-22-1536
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056574
Published Online: January 10, 2023
View Article titled, A Modeling Method for a 6-SPS Perpendicular Parallel Micro-Manipulation Robot Considering the Motion in Multiple Nonfunctional Directions and Nonlinear Hysteresis
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Topics: Micromanipulation, Modeling, Robots, Piezoelectric actuators, Errors
Journal Articles

Optimum Design for a New Reconfigurable Two-Wheeled Self-Balancing Robot Based on Virtual Equivalent Parallel Mechanism

Hongyan Tang, James W. Zhang, Lanqing Pan, Dan Zhang
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. May 2023, 145(5): 053302.
Paper No: MD-22-1678
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056575
Published Online: January 10, 2023
View Article titled, Optimum Design for a New Reconfigurable Two-Wheeled Self-Balancing Robot Based on Virtual Equivalent Parallel Mechanism
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Topics: Design, Kinematics, Optimization, Robots, Gravity (Force), Parallel mechanisms, Construction, Steering wheels, Dimensions, Chain
Journal Articles

Type Synthesis of Modular Polyhedral Mechanisms Based on the Generalized Mechanism Models of Regular Polyhedron

Fanchen Kong, Jingfang Liu, Huafeng Ding, Guohua Gao
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. February 2023, 145(2): 023304.
Paper No: MD-22-1310
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056079
Published Online: December 12, 2022
View Article titled, Type Synthesis of Modular Polyhedral Mechanisms Based on the Generalized Mechanism Models of Regular Polyhedron
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Topics: Design, Kinematics, Mechanical admittance, Robots, Topology, Screws, Construction, Manufacturing, Degrees of freedom
Journal Articles

Constructing Product Usage Context Knowledge Graph Using User-Generated Content for User-Driven Customization

Xingzhi Wang, Ang Liu, Sami Kara
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. April 2023, 145(4): 041404.
Paper No: MD-22-1492
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056321
Published Online: December 12, 2022
View Article titled, Constructing Product Usage Context Knowledge Graph Using User-Generated Content for User-Driven Customization
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Topics: Construction, Design, Failure, Modeling, Ontologies, Vacuum, Semantics, Robots
Journal Articles

Positioning Accuracy Reliability Analysis of Industrial Robots Considering Epistemic Uncertainty and Correlation

Lixiong Cao, Jie Liu, Jinhe Zhang, Chao Jiang, Dequan Zhang
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. February 2023, 145(2): 023303.
Paper No: MD-22-1159
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4055926
Published Online: November 17, 2022
View Article titled, Positioning Accuracy Reliability Analysis of Industrial Robots Considering Epistemic Uncertainty and Correlation
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Topics: Event history analysis, Robots, Uncertainty, Modeling, Reliability
Journal Articles

Optimization-Based Disassembly Sequence Planning Under Uncertainty for Human–Robot Collaboration

Hao-yu Liao, Yuhao Chen, Boyi Hu, Sara Behdad
Journal: Journal of Mechanical Design
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Mech. Des. February 2023, 145(2): 022001.
Paper No: MD-22-1495
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4055901
Published Online: November 1, 2022
View Article titled, Optimization-Based Disassembly Sequence Planning Under Uncertainty for Human–Robot Collaboration
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Topics: Human-robot collaboration, Optimization, Robots, Safety, Uncertainty, Sensitivity analysis, Computers