...Zhi Sun; Yuan Li; Bin Zi; Bing Chen This paper demonstrates the mechanical design, analysis, and evaluation of a knee-ankle orthosis (KAO) for lower limb rehabilitation, including shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators and DC brushless motor actuators. First, the mechanical structure of the KAO...

...Arindam Brahma; David C. Wynn Design changes and change propagation have been recognized as ubiquitous in the engineering design process. But why are some design changes propagated while others are absorbed? This paper reports on a study to investigate the specific properties of a mechanical design...

... for publication in the J ournal of M echanical D esign . mechanical design problem formulation constraint mapping design for manufacturing manufacturing processes The primary applications found for meso-level design were in the design of meso-scale features, which act as a controllably...

... (ISFLIP) is a new manufacturing process for fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) parts with shell shapes. ISFLIP is a hybrid process between vacuum infusion (VI) and diaphragm forming. This paper focuses on the mechanical design and experimental validation of a functional prototype of ISFLIP. The novelty...

... implement, and (5) continuously improve the handling of ECs [( 2 )]. At the core of such a system is an EC prediction and analysis method. mechanical design engineering change management change propagation functional reasoning design structure matrix 30 01 2012 10 07 2012 21 09...

... isolation over the life cycle of the system. Contributed by the Design Theory and Methodology Committee for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN . Manuscript received May 7, 2004; revised May 16, 2004. Associate Editor: L. C. Schmidt. 07 May 2004 16 May 2004 25 03 2005...