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Volume 1B: 36th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference

36th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference

Computer-Aided Product and Process Development (CAPPD General)

Web-Based Application for Algorithm Based Product Development Process of Integral Bifurcated Sheet Metal Parts

Thiago Weber Martins, Christian Steinmetz, Katharina Albrecht, Reiner Anderl

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A001https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59120

View Articletitled, Web-Based Application for Algorithm Based Product Development Process of Integral Bifurcated Sheet Metal Parts

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Topics: Algorithms , Product development , Sheet metal , Computer-aided design , Optimization , Computer software , Design , Modeling , Product design

Fast Variational Design Based on a Master Model Generated From Part Model Series

Qiqiang Zheng, Shuting Zhang, Shuming Gao, Chao Wang

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A002https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59239

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View Articletitled, Fast Variational Design Based on a Master Model Generated From Part Model Series

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Topics: Design , Product design , Design methodology , Feature selection , Statistics

Reverse Engineering of Mechanical Parts: A Brief Overview of Existing Approaches and Possible New Strategies

Francesco Buonamici, Monica Carfagni

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A003https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59242

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View Articletitled, Reverse Engineering of Mechanical Parts: A Brief Overview of Existing Approaches and Possible New Strategies

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Topics: Reverse engineering , Computer-aided design , Computer software , Fittings , Dimensions , Industrial research

An Establishing Method of the Datum Feature Simulator Based on CPVM Model

Yuguang Wu, Qiqi Gu

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A004https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59432

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View Articletitled, An Establishing Method of the Datum Feature Simulator Based on CPVM Model

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Topics: Algorithms , ASME Standards , Errors , Monte Carlo methods

A Framework for Building Behavioral Models of Technical and Economic Systems

Tuomas Ritola, Eric Coatanéa, Jean-Pierre Micaëlli, Hossein Mokhtarian

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A005https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59476

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View Articletitled, A Framework for Building Behavioral Models of Technical and Economic Systems

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Topics: Design , Dimensional analysis , Economics , Flow (Dynamics) , Machinery , Modeling , Sensors

Common Functionality Across Engineering Domains Through Transfer Functions and Bond Graphs

Briana M. Lucero, Matthew J. Adams

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A006https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59769

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View Articletitled, Common Functionality Across Engineering Domains Through Transfer Functions and Bond Graphs

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Topics: Transfer functions , Flow (Dynamics) , Engineering design , Modeling , Signals , Students

Assembly Line Balancing and Configuration: An Alternative Approach for Design and Planning

Marco Rossoni, Giorgio Colombo, Francesco Furini, Andrea Egidio Ascheri, Massimo Ippolito

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A007https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60265

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View Articletitled, Assembly Line Balancing and Configuration: An Alternative Approach for Design and Planning

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Topics: Assembly-line balancing , Design , Assembly lines , Cylinders , Manufacturing

Feature-Based Computer Modeling and Reasoning on Mechanical Functions

Chiradeep Sen

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A008https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60353

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View Articletitled, Feature-Based Computer Modeling and Reasoning on Mechanical Functions

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Topics: Computer simulation , Computer software , Computer-aided design , Computer-aided engineering , Modeling , Physics

Standardized Vocabularies for Assembly Systems Modelling and Automation Alternatives Description

Anas Salmi, Pierre David, Eric Blanco, Joshua D. Summers

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A009https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60461

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View Articletitled, Standardized Vocabularies for Assembly Systems Modelling and Automation Alternatives Description

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Topics: Manufacturing , Modeling , Assembly lines , Product design

Feature Based Search of 3D Databases

Duncan Paterson, Johnathan Corney

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A010https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60521

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View Articletitled, Feature Based Search of 3D Databases

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Topics: Databases , Algorithms , Computational methods , Filters , Geometry , Shapes , Topology

DAC 6 Design for Resilience and Failure Recovery

System Resilience Quantification for Probabilistic Design of Internet-of-Things Architecture

Yan Wang

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A011https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59426

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View Articletitled, System Resilience Quantification for Probabilistic Design of Internet-of-Things Architecture

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Topics: Design , Internet of things , Resilience , Data collection , Entropy , Optimization , Probability , System architecture

Robust Design Optimization by Adaptive-Sparse Polynomial Dimensional Decomposition

Xuchun Ren, Sharif Rahman

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A012https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59691

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View Articletitled, Robust Design Optimization by Adaptive-Sparse Polynomial Dimensional Decomposition

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Topics: Design , Optimization , Polynomials , Design sensitivity analysis , Engineering systems and industry applications , Optimization algorithms , Shape optimization , Simulation , Space

Toward Risk-Informed Operation of Autonomous Vehicles to Increase Resilience in Unknown and Dangerous Environments

Zachary Mimlitz, Adam Short, Douglas L. Van Bossuyt

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A013https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60002

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View Articletitled, Toward Risk-Informed Operation of Autonomous Vehicles to Increase Resilience in Unknown and Dangerous Environments

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Topics: Resilience , Risk , Vehicles , Design , Engineering simulation , Hardware , Optimization , Sands , Simulation , Testing

Characterization of Antifragility in Cyber Systems Using a Susceptibility Metric

Erich Devendorf, Kayla Zeliff, Kamal Jabbour

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A014https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60230

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View Articletitled, Characterization of Antifragility in Cyber Systems Using a Susceptibility Metric

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Topics: Engineering design , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Impulse (Physics) , Resilience , Robustness

SEIKM: Systems Engineering

A Functional Modelling Based Methodology for Testing the Predictions of Fault Detection and Identification Systems

Nikolaos Papakonstantinou, Scott Proper, Douglas L. Van Bossuyt, Bryan O’Halloran, Irem Y. Tumer

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A015https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59916

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View Articletitled, A Functional Modelling Based Methodology for Testing the Predictions of Fault Detection and Identification Systems

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Topics: Flaw detection , Modeling , Testing , Artificial intelligence , Data mining , Nuclear power stations , Safety

A Degree-Based Decision-Centric Model for Complex Networked Systems

Zhenghui Sha, Jitesh H. Panchal

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A016https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60036

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View Articletitled, A Degree-Based Decision-Centric Model for Complex Networked Systems

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Topics: Complex systems , Design , Internet , Modeling , Network models , Percolation theory , Performance , Preferences , Robustness

System-Level Design Tools Utilizing OPM and Modelica

Joshua Sutherland, Kazuya Oizumi, Kazuhiro Aoyama, Takao Eguchi, Naoki Takahashi

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A017https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60101

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View Articletitled, System-Level Design Tools Utilizing OPM and Modelica

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Topics: Boats , Computer simulation , Decision analysis , Design , Modeling , Solar power , Students

The Impact of Abstraction and Fidelity Levels on the Usefulness of Early System Functional Models

Sean C. Hunter, David C. Jensen, Irem Y. Tumer, Christopher Hoyle

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A018https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60482

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View Articletitled, The Impact of Abstraction and Fidelity Levels on the Usefulness of Early System Functional Models

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Topics: Architecture , Complex systems , Design , Failure , Failure analysis , Reliability , Research methods , Risk , Safety , Vehicles

Design and Implementation of Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Cloud Using MTConnect

Xiaoqing Frank Liu, Md Rakib Shahriar, S. M. Nahian Al Sunny, Ming C. Leu, Maggie Cheng, Liwen Hu

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A019https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60483

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View Articletitled, Design and Implementation of Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Cloud Using MTConnect

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Topics: Design , Manufacturing , Cyber-physical systems , Internet , Machinery , Momentum , Web services

SEIKM: Design Informatics

Product “In-Use” Context Identification Using Feature Learning Methods

Dipanjan D. Ghosh, Andrew Olewnik, Kemper Lewis

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A020https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59645

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View Articletitled, Product “In-Use” Context Identification Using Feature Learning Methods

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Topics: Accelerometers , Algorithms , Artificial neural networks , Dimensions , Fatigue , Internet of things , Machine learning , Mining , Product design , Support vector machines

Impact of Level of Detail and Information Content on Accuracy of Function Structure-Based Market Price Prediction Models

Amaninder Singh Gill, Joshua D. Summers, Cameron J. Turner

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A021https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59662

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View Articletitled, Impact of Level of Detail and Information Content on Accuracy of Function Structure-Based Market Price Prediction Models

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Topics: Design , Electromechanical devices , Topology

An Information-Theoretic Model of Project Schedule Overruns Caused by Task Rework: A Case for Newspeak

Warren Rooney, Douglas Allaire

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A022https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59677

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View Articletitled, An Information-Theoretic Model of Project Schedule Overruns Caused by Task Rework: A Case for Newspeak

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Topics: Design , Engineering systems and industry applications

Automated Mapping of Product Features Mined From Online Customer Reviews to Engineering Product Characteristics

Sung woo Kang, Conrad S. Tucker

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A023https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59772

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View Articletitled, Automated Mapping of Product Features Mined From Online Customer Reviews to Engineering Product Characteristics

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Topics: Algorithms , Design , Feedback , Product development

Discovering a Hierarchical Design Process Model Using Text Mining

Lijun Lan, Ying Liu, Wen Feng Lu

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A024https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59829

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View Articletitled, Discovering a Hierarchical Design Process Model Using Text Mining

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Topics: Design , Text analytics , Algorithms , Mining , System architecture

SEIKM: Knowledge Capture, Reuse, and Management

Taking Advantage of Data Generated by Products: Trends, Opportunities and Challenges

Wilhelm Frederik van der Vegte

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A025https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59177

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View Articletitled, Taking Advantage of Data Generated by Products: Trends, Opportunities and Challenges

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Topics: Data collection , Design , Feedback , Internet , Maintenance , Sensors , Tradeoffs

Manufacturing Process Evaluation Under Uncertainty: A Hierarchical Bayesian Network Approach

Saideep Nannapaneni, Sankaran Mahadevan

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A026https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59226

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View Articletitled, Manufacturing Process Evaluation Under Uncertainty: A Hierarchical Bayesian Network Approach

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Topics: Manufacturing , Uncertainty , Calibration , Algorithms , Physics , Energy consumption , Injection molding , Modeling , Probability , Topology

Ontology-Based Representation of Design Decision Hierarchies

Zhenjun Ming, Yan Yan, Guoxin Wang, Jitesh H. Panchal, Chung Hyun Goh, Janet K. Allen, Farrokh Mistree

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A027https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59405

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View Articletitled, Ontology-Based Representation of Design Decision Hierarchies

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Topics: Design , Ontologies , Blocks (Building materials) , Engineering design , Flow (Dynamics) , Gates (Closures) , Modeling

A Visual Ontological Language for Technical Standards (VOLTS)

Sean Whitsitt, Sonia Vohnout, Timothy Wilmering, Disha Mathad, Eric Smith

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A028https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59594

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View Articletitled, A Visual Ontological Language for Technical Standards (VOLTS)

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Topics: Electrical measurement , Engineering standards , National Institute of Standards and Technology , Data mining , Engineering prototypes , Failure , Ontologies , Visualization

Two Approaches to the Induction of Graph-Rewriting Rules for Function-Based Design Synthesis

Julian R. Eichhoff, Felix Baumann, Dieter Roller

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A029https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59915

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View Articletitled, Two Approaches to the Induction of Graph-Rewriting Rules for Function-Based Design Synthesis

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Topics: Computer programming , Conceptual design , Design , Electromagnetic induction , Engineering design

Development of a Manufacturing Ontology for Functionally Graded Materials

Francesco Furini, Rahul Rai, Barry Smith, Giorgio Colombo, Venkat Krovi

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A030https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59964

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View Articletitled, Development of a Manufacturing Ontology for Functionally Graded Materials

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Topics: Functionally graded materials , Manufacturing , Ontologies , Biomedicine , Additive manufacturing , Composite materials , Computers , Databases , Design , Engineering design

Foundation Ontology for Distributed Manufacturing Process Planning

Arkopaul Sarkar, Dusan Sormaz

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A031https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60159

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View Articletitled, Foundation Ontology for Distributed Manufacturing Process Planning

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Topics: Manufacturing , Ontologies , Design , Cloud computing , Computer software , Computer-integrated manufacturing , Multi-agent systems

A Design for Additive Manufacturing Ontology

Mahmoud Dinar, David W. Rosen

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A032https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60196

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View Articletitled, A Design for Additive Manufacturing Ontology

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Topics: Additive manufacturing , Design , Ontologies , Computer-aided design , Electromagnetic induction , Machining , Manufacturing , Modeling , Pattern recognition , Screws

Digital Solutions for Integrated and Collaborative Additive Manufacturing

Yan Lu, Paul Witherell, Felipe Lopez, Ibrahim Assouroko

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A033https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60392

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View Articletitled, Digital Solutions for Integrated and Collaborative Additive Manufacturing

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Topics: Additive manufacturing , Columns (Structural) , Computer software , Chain , Databases , Design , Manufacturing , Product design , Production planning

Systems Engineering Information Knowledge Management (SEIKM General)

Management of Modeling and Formulation in Reflective Design Process of Multidisciplinary System

Yutaka Nomaguchi, Ryota Mochizuki, Kikuo Fujita

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A034https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59469

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View Articletitled, Management of Modeling and Formulation in Reflective Design Process of Multidisciplinary System

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Topics: Design , Modeling , Optimization , Air conditioning , Computer software , Computer-aided engineering , Engineers , Visualization

Enabling Smart Manufacturing Technologies for Decision-Making Support

Moneer Helu, Don Libes, Joshua Lubell, Kevin Lyons, K. C. Morris

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A035https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59721

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View Articletitled, Enabling Smart Manufacturing Technologies for Decision-Making Support

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Topics: Decision making , Manufacturing technology , Manufacturing , Innovation , Manufacturing systems , Modeling , Simulation

An Automated Graph Grammar Based Tool to Automatically Generate System Bond Graphs for Dynamic Analysis

Daniel Grande, Felice Mancini, Pradeep Radhakrishnan

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A036https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59941

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View Articletitled, An Automated Graph Grammar Based Tool to Automatically Generate System Bond Graphs for Dynamic Analysis

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Topics: Dynamic analysis , Education , System dynamics

A New Smart Strategy for Web Searching of Commercial Products

Lorenzo Cavalieri, Andrea Capitanelli, Silvia Ceccacci, Francesca Gullà, Alessandra Papetti, Michele Germani

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A037https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59988

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View Articletitled, A New Smart Strategy for Web Searching of Commercial Products

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Topics: Artificial intelligence , Engines , Silicon-on-sapphire

System Engineering Method Based on Axiomatic Design and MBSE Modeling Framework

Wang Haoqi, Xu Zhang, Lv Zhenyu, Tang Chengtong

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A038https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60422

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View Articletitled, System Engineering Method Based on Axiomatic Design and MBSE Modeling Framework

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Topics: Design , Modeling , Systems engineering , Engineers , Complex systems , Control modeling , Design theory , Engineering design processes

VES: Interaction and Interfaces

Smart Reading Aid for Detecting Problems With Reading Fluency and Comprehension

Zoltán Rusák, Niels van de Water, Bram de Smit, Imre Horváth, Wilhelm Frederik Van Der Vegte

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A039https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59130

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View Articletitled, Smart Reading Aid for Detecting Problems With Reading Fluency and Comprehension

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Topics: Brain , Electroencephalography , Engineering prototypes , Fuzzy set theory , Probability , Signals

A Gesture-Based Application for Aspiring Orchestra Conductors

Lorenzo Cavalieri, Maura Mengoni, Michele Germani

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A040https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59505

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View Articletitled, A Gesture-Based Application for Aspiring Orchestra Conductors

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Topics: Design , Instrumentation , Product development , Trains

Framework and Feasibility Study for Pairwise Comparison Tool

Asko Ellman, Robert Wendrich, Tarja Tiainen

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A041https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59886

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View Articletitled, Framework and Feasibility Study for Pairwise Comparison Tool

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Topics: Data collection , Data mining , Design , Engineering simulation , Innovation , Simulation , User interfaces

Hybrid Design Tools in a Social Virtual Reality Using Networked Oculus Rift: A Feasibility Study in Remote Real-Time Interaction

Robert E. Wendrich, Kris-Howard Chambers, Wadee Al-Halabi, Eric J. Seibel, Olaf Grevenstuk, David Ullman, Hunter G. Hoffman

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A042https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59956

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View Articletitled, Hybrid Design Tools in a Social Virtual Reality Using Networked Oculus Rift: A Feasibility Study in Remote Real-Time Interaction

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Topics: Design , Virtual reality , Computer software , Computer-aided design , Computers , Diamonds , Engineers , Eye protection , Product design , System architecture

Natural-Language-Instructed Industrial Task Execution

Rui Liu, Jeremy Webb, Xiaoli Zhang

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A043https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60063

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View Articletitled, Natural-Language-Instructed Industrial Task Execution

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Topics: Drills (Tools) , Failure , Humanoid robots , Machinery , Manufacturing , Modeling

VES: General Technology for Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality

Hip Replacement Simulator for Predicting Dislocation Risk

Neil Vaughan, Venketesh N. Dubey

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A044https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59286

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View Articletitled, Hip Replacement Simulator for Predicting Dislocation Risk

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Topics: Dislocations , Hip joint prostheses , Risk , Haptics , Feedback , Modeling , Orthopedics , Surgery , Artificial neural networks , Computer software

Context-Aware Content Generation for Virtual Environments

Andrew Brock, Theodore Lim, J. M. Ritchie, Nick Weston

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A045https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59997

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View Articletitled, Context-Aware Content Generation for Virtual Environments

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Topics: Algebra , Manifolds , Virtual reality

TrackingExpert: A Versatile Tracking Toolbox for Augmented Reality

Rafael Radkowski, Timothy Garrett, Jarid Ingebrand, David Wehr

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A046https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-60401

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View Articletitled, TrackingExpert: A Versatile Tracking Toolbox for Augmented Reality

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Topics: Computer software , Manufacturing , Performance , Robustness , Visualization

VES: Game Ecosystems in Engineering

Airflow Interaction Interface: Playful 3-D CAD and Gaming

Robert E. Wendrich

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A047https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59069

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View Articletitled, Airflow Interaction Interface: Playful 3-D CAD and Gaming

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Topics: Air flow , Three-dimensional computer-aided design , Computers , Design , Graphical user interfaces , Engineering prototypes , Flow (Dynamics) , Machinery , Pressure , Testing

Advances in Balance and Biofeedback Measurement: The Case for Health-Based, Postural Serious Games

Theodore Lim, Daniil Yurchenko, Gnanathusharan Rajendran, Aparajithan Sivanathan, James Ritchie

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A048https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59201

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View Articletitled, Advances in Balance and Biofeedback Measurement: The Case for Health-Based, Postural Serious Games

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Topics: Design , Engines , Motors , Nervous system , Patient treatment , Stability , Virtual reality

A UNITY Sketch Based Modelling Environment for Virtual Assembly and Machining to Evaluate DFMA Metrics

Avery Read, James Ritchie, Theodore Lim

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A049https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59202

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View Articletitled, A UNITY Sketch Based Modelling Environment for Virtual Assembly and Machining to Evaluate DFMA Metrics

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Topics: Concurrent engineering , Design , Design for Manufacturing , Engines , Haptics , Machining , Manufacturing , Modeling , Product development , Virtual assembly

Analysis on Educating Mechanical Engineers Through Serious Games Using Pervasive Technologies

Jannicke Madeleine Baalsrud Hauge, Theodore Lim, Matthias Kalverkamp, Florian Haase, Francesco Bellotti

IDETC-CIE 2016; V01BT02A050https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59826

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View Articletitled, Analysis on Educating Mechanical Engineers Through Serious Games Using Pervasive Technologies

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Topics: Mechanical engineers , Internet of things , Students , Cyber-physical systems , Education , Engineering simulation , Performance , Simulation , User interfaces , Vehicles