A comprehensive survey of the literature of the most relevant analytical, numerical, and
experimental approaches for the kinematic and dynamic analyses of multibody mechanical …

Handbook of Knowledge Representation describes the essential foundations of Knowledge
Representation, which lies at the core of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The book provides an up …

Variability is unavoidable in the realization of products. While design must specify ideal
geometry, it shall also describe limits of variability (tolerances) that must be met in order to …

We envision that the next generation of knowledge-based CAD systems will be
characterized by four features: they will be based on cognitive accounts of design, and they …

The allocation of design and manufacturing tolerances has a significant effect on both
manufacturing cost and quality. This paper considers nonlinearly constrained tolerance …

Tolerancing decisions can profoundly impact the quality and cost of gears. To evaluate the
impact of tolerance on gear quality, designers need to simulate the influences of tolerance …

The purpose of functional tolerancing process is to define the geometrical specifications of
parts ensuring functional requirements. For automotive and aircraft industries, the tolerance …

Tolerance analysis aims at predicting the effects of inevitable geometric deviations on the
quality and function of mechanical products and is therefore an import tool in the design and …

We describe a program called SketchIT that transforms a single sketch of a mechanical
device into multiple families of new designs. It represents each of these families with a “BEP …

Publisher Summary An intelligent creature or automaton that is set in a complex
uncontrolled world will be able to act more effectively and flexibly if it understands the …