ASME Design Engineering Division Newsletter 2008
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DED Executive
Message from the Chair
Kazem Kazeronian, Design Engineering Division Chair
Greetings! I am humbled and excited to serve as the chairman of the Design Engineering Division (DED) in the coming year. The wisdom and the hard work of previous chairs have left the division in excellent shape. In particular, I believe I speak for all of us in expressing sincere gratitude to the outgoing chair, Dr. Judy Vance, for her admirable leadership. I will continue to seek her wise counsel. Likewise, the dynamic participation of leaders and members of the Executive Committee, the General Committee, the Division’s Journals’ Editors and the Technical Committee, has been key to the success and effectiveness of the Design Engineering Division throughout the years.
Reflecting upon the Division’s achievements and growth, its rich portfolio of journals, technical committees and conferences, I am overtaken with pride. Design Engineering, more than any other technical profession, is intertwined with our society. Our Division’s mission is “to lead in fostering and promoting the art, science and application of Design Engineering as well as the professional careers of Design Engineers in Education, Research and Engineering practice.” We cannot be faithful to this mission without considering societal issues and trends.
The global society faces such monumental challenges as population growth, global warming and pollution, depleting energy, food and water resources, security, wealth disparity, regional and global conflicts, gender and racial inequity, and more. As a community, we have chosen to take an active role in understanding these problems and to participate in their solution. At our various conferences, for instance, one finds scholarly papers that address these important issues. The sessions organized by the Design Engineering Division are rich in discussions on the inclusion of engineering ethics, environmental, economic and global subjects in the engineering design classroom. Nevertheless, we must do more.
The issue of a global engineering workforce poses yet another complex enigma that affects the professions and lives of us all. These are tremendous challenges, and challenges offer opportunities. A wise person once said “opportunity will not knock if we don’t build a door.” We must intensify our discussions on these issues. Our Division must take bold steps in providing resources and visibility to forums that address the planet and its people. I intend to examine how we can engage our members in focusing on these issues. I will also work with you to see how we can tackle the issue of the underrepresentation of women and minorities in our Division and profession.
The Design Engineering Division is more than six decades old (founded in 1945 as the Machine Design Division). The fact that DED has existed for 63 years is a testament to our ability to adapt to change. On the technical side, the rate of change in research topics is greater now than it has been during our entire history. The viability of the Division will be determined by how quickly we are able to adapt to these changes and position the technical component of our activities to respond to developing interests and needs. Another challenge we have increasingly faced over the last decade has been coping with growth and utilizing our resources to better serve and benefit our members. The IDETC/CIE conferences have reached record attendance. During my tenure as the chair, I will work with the Executive Committee and Technical Committee leaders to examine our practices and resources and to explore ways we can improve.
I want to welcome Dr. Vijay Kumar and Dr. Hamid R. Hamidzadeh to to the Executive Committee. I also want to offer my sincere gratitude to Dr. Larry Howell and Dr. Shapour Azarm (past chair and x-officio) for their very valuable service during their tenures in the executive committee. The continuing Executive Committee members with whom I will have the privilege of working are Dr. Judy Vance (outgoing chair), Dr. Ahmad Shabana, Dr. (Buddy) W. Clark and Dr. Zissimios Mourelatos. I also want to thank the ASME staff and in particular two capable individuals, Ms. LaShion Pettiford and Mr. Richard Ulvila, who have supported the Design Division.
Finally I urge all of you to visit our web site and become familiar with our Division, our mission, our Technical Committees, DED General and Executive Committees, our standing and special subcommittees, our journals, our awards, our conferences, our publications and newsletters, and our services. Find an opportunity to participate. Recognize the strengths in your colleagues and nominate them. We can make a difference in your career, and you can make a difference in another’s. Contact me directly at Kazem.Kazerounian@UConn.edu if I can be of any help.
I look forward to seeing you at the CIE / IDETC2008 conference in New York in August.
Message from the Past Chair
Judy Vance, Immediate Past DED Chair
This past year has been a busy year for the Design Engineering Division. As I stated in the last newsletter, it takes the efforts of many volunteers to perform all of the tasks needed to keep the Division going throughout the year.
The International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) held in September in Las Vegas was a very successful event. The IDETC attracted over 1400 attendees from industry, government and academia. The event served as a coordinated activity for the speakers, panels, and paper presentations for 13 separate conferences sponsored by the various technical committees of the DED as well as the annual Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. The format of holding all of these conferences at one venue allows participants whose research and interests span several technical areas to participate fully in multiple conferences. Organizing such a diverse group is a tremendous task. A report on the outcomes of the conference can be found later in this newsletter. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the General Conference Chair Professor H.S. Tzou from the University of Kentucky and the Program Chair Professor Nader Jalili from Clemson University on an excellent job of managing this very successful event.
Supporting conferences continues to be a major activity of the division. Volunteers from the division are active in serving as technical track chairs for several of the 20 tracks of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE) to be held October 31 – November 6, 2008 in Boston, MA. The DED also co-sponsored several design-related conferences throughout the year including the IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA08), the 2008 Symposium on Mechanics of Slender Structures, and the Design of Medical Devices Conference. Recently, the DED Executive Committee voted to establish a cooperative relationship with the International Society of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO) which will result in increased opportunities for members of both organizations to participate in the ASME Design Automation Conference and the ISSMO World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (WCSMO).
The division remains financially healthy. A few years ago, the DED Executive Committee agreed to assume total financial responsibility for the division-supported conference activities, primarily the IDETC. With the increased responsibility for risk came the potential for greater rewards. To date, with the continued success of the IDETC, this has proven to be a very sound decision. This year, the DED Executive Committee agreed to distribute some of the excess funds from the DED custodial fund to the technical committees to support committee awards. Approximately $36,000 of DED custodial account funds were matched by committee funds and deposited in various committee honors and award accounts. These actions will assure us of having sufficient funds to honor those colleagues who contribute significantly to the discipline and practice of design engineering. The DED also contributed to the ASME Virginia Tech Memorial Scholarship Fund which was established to honor the victims of the VT shooting.
I am pleased to announce the creation of a new journal within our division. After considerable discussion within the community, the Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics (JMR) was created under the editorship of Professor J. Michael McCarthy. In the past, the Journal of Mechanical Design contained a significant number of mechanisms- and robotics-related papers. While design-related papers dealing with mechanisms and robotics will continue to be accepted by the Journal of Mechanical Design, the creation of the new journal will provide a more focused identity for both journals and provide an opportunity for the Journal of Mechanical Design (JMD) to expand into new areas. Professor Panos Papalambros, editor of JMD, is working closely with Professor McCarthy to make this transition happen smoothly. The Division now sponsors six technical journals. I sincerely thank all of the editors and associate editors of our journals for their efforts.
There are some new appointees to the DED leadership team. Dr. Georges Fadel will assume the chair of the Honors and Awards Committee as Dr. Joseph Davidson finishes his term in June 2008. Dr. Davidson has done an excellent job leading this activity and I truly thank him for his efforts. Dr. Matthew Parkinson will assume the chair of the Student Affairs Committee, taking over for Dr. Pierre Larochelle. Thank you to Dr. Larochelle for his extensive efforts in revitalizing student involvement in the division. This year, this committee’s charge has been expanded to include activities for young professionals, so watch for new opportunities and activities from this committee.
I want to especially thank Dr. Shapour Azarm, past DED chair, and Dr. Kazem Kazerounian, DED Vice Chair/Treasurer, for their timely advice and help over this past year. I am very greatful for having a strong Executive Committee with committed volunteers, including Dr. Ahmed Shabana, Dr. Hamid Hamidzadeh, Dr. Larry Howell, Dr. William W. (Buddy) Clark and Dr. Zissimos Mourelatos. Thank you all for your efforts. I’d also like to thank the ASME staff including Ms. Noha El-Ghobashy, Ms. LaShion Pettiford, Ms. Erin Dolan, and our new ASME Liasion, Mr. Richard Ulvila, for all of the support they provide the division. This has truly been a team effort.
In conclusion, I want to thank you for your membership in ASME and your association with the Design Engineering Division. I congratulate Dr. Kazerounian as he assumes the position of DED chair for 2008-2009 and I look forward to seeing many of you at the CIE/IDETC in New York this summer.
Conference Reports
IDETC/CIE 2007 Report
Horn-Sen (H.S.) Tzou, 2007 IDETC/CIE General Conference Chair
Nader Jalili, 2007 IDETC/CIE Technical Program Chair
The 2007 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE07) established several new records in the DED’s history: It was the largest IDETC to date, with 13 conferences, 1700+ abstracts received, 1223 papers accepted, ≈1450 people in attendance, and $200k in revenue generated. The 2007 IDETC/CIE consisted of thirteen conferences:
- 2007 ASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA07),
- 33rd Design Automation Conference (DAC),
- 31st Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MECH),
- 27th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE),
- 21st Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB),
- 19th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM),
- 19th Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Conference (RSAFP),
- 12th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC),
- 10th ASME International Power Transmission and Gearing Conference (PTG),
- 6th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control (MSNDC),
- 9th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies (AVTT),
- 4th Symposium on International Design and Design Education (DEC), and
- 1st International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems (MNS).
There were 12 conference keynote lectures, 10 tutorials/workshops and a general conference welcome keynote lecture entitled “Shaking the Money Tree - Funding at NSF” reported by three NSF Program Directors. In addition, IDETC/CIE07 offered two receptions: 1) the Deans’ reception on UNLV campus and 2) the IDETC/CIE Conference Reception at Rio as well as several division, conference, and committee award dinners at Caesars Palace. Again, we would like to express our sincerest thanks to all conference and symposium organizers, technical committee chairs, authors, reviewers, student participants, ASME staff (especially Erin Dolan and Christina Perakis), as well as various advisory and international committee members involved in this historic event held in Las Vegas on September 04-07, 2007.
IDETC/CIE 2008
Souran Manoochehri, 2008 IDETC/CIE Conference General Co-Chair
Jahangir Rastegar, 2008 IDETC/CIE Conference General Co-Chair
http://www.asmeconferences.org/idetc08
New York City August 3-6, 2008
The 2008 ASME IDETC/CIE Conference will be held August 3-6, 2008 at the New York Marriot at the Brooklyn Bridge. This event is the premier international meeting in the fields of Design Engineering and Computers and Information in Engineering. It is designed to showcase cutting-edge research and accomplishments, and to enrich educational experiences in these fields. It will feature tutorials, research workshops and sessions featuring technical papers for the following conferences:
- 34th Design Automation Conference (DAC)
- 32nd Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR)
- 28th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE)
- 20th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM)
- 13th Design for Manufacturing and the Lifecycle Conference (DFMLC)
- 10th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies (AVTT)
- 5th Symposium on International Design and Design Education (DEC)
- 2nd International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems (MNS)
This year, 875 papers have been submitted to the 2008 IDETC & CIE, which is a record for an even-year conference. Technical paper sessions, as well as plenary sessions, keynote lectures, and tutorials on topics related to engineering designs are being organized. Industrial participation is solicited and encouraged, and the interaction between the research and industrial communities will be strongly promoted during the conference. The General Co-Chairs and the Program Co-Chairs (Qiaode Jeffrey Ge and Horea Ilies) are thankful to all conference organizers and ASME staff for their dedicated efforts.
On a lighter side, we are very excited about the conference evening reception, which will take place aboard a Spirit Cruise ship and will offer breathtaking views of New York City in a casual atmosphere. New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge is just across the river from Manhattan with easy access to all parts of New York City. We hope you get a chance to enjoy some of the many attractions of the city and have a great time. For details regarding the conference registration and hotel reservations, please visit the IDETC website. We look forward to welcoming you to New York in August, 2008.
IDETC/CIE 2009 Announcement and Call for Papers
George Flowers, 2009 IDETC/CIE General Conference Chair
http://www.rpi.edu/~anderk5/IDETC2009/
The ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) will take place August 30 - September 2, 2009 at the San Diego Convention Center in conjunction with the Omni San Diego Hotel. San Diego State University is the local host for the conference. San Diego is easily accessible from anywhere in the world and provides a near ideal combination of outstanding meeting facilities, beaches, beautiful California weather, and world famous attractions. The Conference will feature plenary sessions, keynote lectures, paper presentations, workshops, and tutorials on topics related to engineering. We encourage you to visit the conference web site for further information or contact the conference chairs.
We welcome you to San Diego in August/September, 2009!
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National Manufacturing Week 2008
Zissimos Mourelatos, National Design Engineering Conference Committee Chair
The 2008 National Manufacturing Week (NMW) technical conference and show will be held in Rosemont, IL on September 22-25, 2008. It is sponsored by Canon Communications, LLC. ASME contributed a total of 7 technical sessions to the 2007 NMW. The Design Engineering Division sponsored 4 of these sessions. Each session involves a workshop or presentation relevant to industrial participants. Based on the current agreement between ASME and Canon Communications LLC, Canon distributes revenues to ASME and its divisions based on organized sessions and attendance. According to a new agreement starting in 2008, the ASME Mechanical Engineering Magazine is now the primary contact with Canon, and there will be no revenue sharing with ASME participating divisions. Because of these changes and the lack of financial return to ASME, the DED Executive Committee decided in its March 2008 meeting to discontinue DED participation in the NMW. Despite this development, the Design Engineering Division encourages members to develop presentations for the NMW 2008. The chance to address the NMW audience of practicing engineers, technical and mid-managers, and shop floor and plant supervisors is a great opportunity. This group represents a major portion of ASME’s membership base, and as an organization we have an incentive to facilitate professional growth. Appropriate presentations may offer real, practical solutions to everyday design, manufacturing and management problems, providing ways to reduce cost and increase productivity, improve quality and reliability, make money faster and more efficiently, and provide avenues to grow professionally. More information can be found at http://www.ManufacturingWeek.com.
Journal Activity Reports
The Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics
Subhash C. Sinha, JCND Editor
JCND is a quarterly journal that provides a forum for the exchange of new ideas and applications in computational rigid and flexible multi-body system dynamics and all aspects (analytical, numerical and experimental) of dynamics associated with nonlinear systems. Toward the end of last year, Professor Henryk Flashner of the University of Southern California started his three year term as an Associate Editor of the JCND. His expertise will be utilized in the areas of stability and bifurcation of dynamic systems and control of nonlinear and time-varying systems. Professors J. A. Tenreiro Machado of the University of Porto, Portugal and Albert Luo of the University of Southern Illinois at Edwardsville edited a special issue of JCND on Discontinuous and Fractional Dynamical Systems. It is scheduled for the April 2008 issue of the JCND.
I encourage you to choose JCND as the medium of dissemination of your research if it falls within the scope of the Journal. All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the journal tool of ASME. All of us associated with the JCND are committed to a fair and rapid review process. And, please contact me directly if you have any comments or suggestions: ssinha@eng.auburn.edu.
The Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering
Jami J. Shah, JCISE Editor
JCISE began publication at the start of the new millennium. ASME recognized the vital role that computing and information science play in mechanical product development and the rapid evolution of these technologies. Mechanical engineers are not just users of these methods and tools but are heavily involved in their development. JCISE provides a forum for publishing high quality archival research that falls at the intersection of engineering and computer science, including geometric modeling, computational metrology, computer aided manufacturing, and information science & management. In addition to full length research articles, we also publish papers in the Application Track representing innovations in software or data technology that have mechanical design or simulation implications.
JCISE has published many special issues to introduce the journal to new communities or to highlight emerging technologies. JCISE special issues have included the following topics: meshing, reverse engineering, collaborative engineering, computational metrology, engineering information management, and computer aided conceptual design (CACD). In the coming year we plan to publish two special issues: one on engineering informatics and the other on haptics in immersive environments. Review of papers in these areas is already underway. Just a few months ago ISI released impact factors for JCISE for the first time, and our impact factor of 0.531 puts us in the top one-third of our peers.
I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the key role that our Associate Editors play and to thank them for their dedicated service to our community. I would also like to recognize the distinguished group of people who serve on our Advisory Board and to thank our reviewers for their time and effort in evaluating JCISE papers. I would be very happy to receive comments, suggestions, and feedback from our readers so as to make continuous improvements to the JCISE.
The Journal of Mechanical Design
Panos Papalambros, JMD Editor
In January 2008 we transitioned to a new Editor for the Journal of Mechanical Design. In November 2007 the ASME Publications Committee approved my nomination submitted by the then Editor Michael McCarthy and the Executive Committee of the Design Engineering Division. The transition is now complete, although with several hundred papers in the review and production stream some coordination is still necessary, hopefully most of it transparent to the authors. Mike has done an exceptional job in his editorial duties and has set a high mark of selfless performance. All of us in the community are grateful to him.
It is not a coincidence that a new ASME journal, the Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics (JMR), was also approved by the ASME Publications Committee in November 2007, with Mike McCarthy appointed as the first Editor. The new journal will appear in 2008 and will accommodate some topics traditionally served by JMD, and thus offer JMD more space to be both more inclusive and more focused. We will be working together with Mike to maintain journal excellence and quality service to the design community at large.
This is an exciting and challenging time for mechanical engineering, for design, and for JMD. While the relevance of our traditional areas remains strong, emerging areas of inquiry are claiming our attention increasingly and even urgently: “smart” and networked content, environmental impact, micro- and nano-level operation, bio-linked applications, energy sources and use, user interactions, market, economic, and policy implications of design decisions — to name a few. Mechanical engineering design is at the intersection of all these areas, and so also at a crossroads. I expect that JMD will be evolving in the years to come, following the solutions that our community offers to the emerging challenges armed with the rigorous, scholarly treatment that has always characterized JMD publications. I am grateful and honored to have the opportunity to serve the journal at this time, and I am particularly grateful to our dedicated associate editors, who are really making JMD the successful journal that it is.
The Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics
J. Michael McCarthy, JMR Editor
The Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics is an archival publication that documents fundamental research on the geometry, kinematics, dynamics, synthesis, analysis, manufacture, and control of mechanisms, machines, robots, and mechatronic systems with a view to advancing the state-of-the-art in theory as well as practice and to encourage innovation in the development of mechanical systems.
The Journal began accepting submissions in January 2008 and is on track to publish its inaugural issue by September 2008. The Journal has nine Associate Editors spanning a wide range of experience in mechanisms and robotics science and technology who are already busy managing reviews for over 15 submitted papers per month. They are Suresh Ananthasuresh, Jorge Angeles, Jian Dai, Sundar Krishnamurty, Vijay Kumar, Qizheng Liao, Jean-Pierre Merlet, Andrew Murray, and Frank Park.
The Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics will be published quarterly with about 20 papers per issue. The goal is to provide a venue for fundamental contributions to mechanisms and robotics research applied to mechanical systems found in automation, manufacturing, vehicle design, medicine and rehabilitation, micro and nano systems, and more.
The Journal of Medical Devices
Arthur G. Erdman, JMeD Co-Editor
The Journal of Medical Devices (JMED) is an exciting new venture offered by ASME with Co-Editors Dr. Arthur Erdman, U of Minnesota - Mechanical Engineering and Dr. Gerald Miller, Virginia Commonwealth University - Biomedical Engineering. This journal offers an important opportunity to our biomedical and design community to describe innovative devices used in the clinic and the laboratory that cannot be easily presented in other journals or venues.
Papers in this Journal are expected to focus on applied research and development of new medical devices or instrumentation. The Journal will publish papers on devices that improve diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic treatments. Of particular interest are novel devices that allow new surgical strategies, new methods of drug delivery, or other devices that are intended to reduce the complexity, cost, or adverse results of health care. Significant biomechanical, clinical, or engineering content is expected. The Design Innovation paper category is encouraged for reporting about novel devices for which there may be less extensive clinical or engineering results.
Papers are invited for submission to the Journal of Medical Devices in the following suggested categories: new medical sensors/actuators, orthopedic devices, cardiovascular devices, rehabilitation devices, neurological devices, bioheat transfer devices, medical instrumentation, image guided intervention/treatment, endoscopic/laparoscopic devices, minimally invasive devices, human performance/force assessment, tissue engineered devices, drug/cell delivery systems, medical robotics, medical device design processes, medical device manufacturing, human factors in medical devices, and sports biomechanics related to devices.
The March 2008 issue will mark the first full year of this Journal. We encourage you to submit a paper or subscribe to the journal: Please visit http://www.asme.org.
The Journal of Vibrations and Acoustics
Kon-Well Wang, JVA Editor
During the past year, Bogdan Epureanu (University of Michigan), Alan Palazzolo (Texas A&M University), Massimo Ruzzene (Georgia Tech), Steven Shaw (Michigan State University), and Weidong Zhu (University of Maryland Baltimore County) were nominated and approved as new Associate Editors (AEs). With these new AEs’ help, we are reducing the current AEs’ workload and improving the paper handling/review time. In addition, William Clark, Karl Grosh, Jean-Claude Golinval, and Sotirios Natsiavas were reappointed to their second term as AEs in 2007.
To solicit high quality papers, the Journal has contacted the symposium organizers of the 2007 ASME Biennial Conference of Mechanical Vibration and Noise, asking them to recommend the best papers in their symposium and invite the authors to submit an enhanced version of their papers to the Journal. The manuscripts will still go through a rigorous journal quality review process. We have received good responses with our invitations.
A special issue on the subject of vibration-based structural health monitoring, with Guest Editors Bogdan Epureanu (University of Michigan) and Mark Derriso (Air Force Research Labs), was completed and published in December 2007.
I would like to encourage you to submit your research papers in vibration and acoustics to JVA. I also want to take this opportunity to thank all the authors, reviewers, associate editors and staff members who have contributed to make the past year another good one for JVA. Please feel free to contact me regarding any issues related to the Journal. I always welcome ideas and suggestions.
Committee Reports
Fellows Nominating Committee
Richard A. Hirsch, P.E., Fellows Nominating Committee Chair
During the past year eight members of our Division have been elected to the Fellow Grade of membership. They are:
- David M. Anderson
- Alejander R. Diaz
- Imtiaz-Ul Haque
- John S. Lamancusa
- Robert G. Parker
- Vadim Shapiro
- Henry J. Sommer
- Hong-Sei Yan
Congratulations to these members and special thanks to their sponsors and supporters. Since an ASME member can not apply for this distinguished grade of membership, a colleague must take the time to complete the required application and arrange for letters of support. It is not a difficult task, but it does take some time. However, if we don’t take the time to do this, who will? The necessary forms and instructions can be found on the ASME website. The applications are now being reviewed four times per year, the deadlines are 3/20, 6/20, 9/20, and 12/20. The latest rules are that the application must be no more than 25 pages and should include no more than 10 significant publications. Anyone requiring assistance or having questions can contact me at hirschr@asme.org.
Design Automation Committee
Timothy Simpson, DAC Chair
The ASME DAC promotes research and disseminates knowledge in four key areas related to Design Automation: (1) Design Representation, (2) Design Optimization, (3) Design Evaluation, and (4) Design Integration.
For the 2007 ASME IDETC held in Las Vegas, NV, 172 papers were submitted to the Design Automation Conference, of which 125 papers were accepted. These papers were presented in 27 technical sessions in three parallel tracks at the conference. Dr. Matthew Parkinson (Penn State University) and his graduate student, Mr. Christopher Garneau, received the Ford Motor Company Best Paper Award for their paper entitled, “Including Preference in Anthropometry-Drive Models for Design” (DETC2007-35479).
Our DAC Keynote Speaker, Dr. Chris Unger (GE Healthcare), shared his experiences with thermo-mechanical challenges in diagnostic imaging and discussed the challenges and opportunities for related research in Design Automation. Two industry panels were also held at the conference. Our Industry Liaison, Mr. Joe Donndelinger (General Motors Corporation), organized a panel of recent graduates who discussed how their research in Design Automation prepared them for working in industry. Former DAC Chair, Dr. Wei Chen (Northwestern University), hosted a panel of industry, government, and academic experts that discussed verification and validation of analytical models commonly used in Design Automation.
We continue to attract many applicants to serve on the DAC Executive Committee. In 2007, Dr. Zissimos P. Mourelatos (Oakland University) was elected to serve on the Executive Committee as the Special Sessions Paper Chair for the 2008 ASME IDETC - Design Automation Conference. He joins Committee Chair Dr. Timothy W. Simpson (Penn State University), Conference Chair Dr. Frank Liou (Missouri University of Science & Technology), Program Chair Dr. Kazuhiro Saitou (University of Michigan), and Industry Liaison Mr. Joe Donndelinger (General Motors Corporation). Dr. Hae Chang Gea (Rutgers University) is the Committee’s Past Chair, and Dr. Horea Ilies (University of Connecticut) maintains the websites for our conference and committee http://cdl.engr.uconn.edu/asmeda.
Design Education Committee
Philip Doepker, DEC Chair
The DEC remains focused on advancing awareness and sharing experiences in mechanical engineering design. With this in mind the DEC has been active in a number of areas.
- The 4th Symposium on International Design and Design Education was a huge success in Las Vegas. Thanks to Gul Kremer and a host of committee members for assembling a very good program in the “off year”.
- Mike Keefe, Jeffrey Mountain and Peter Jones are working on the 5th Symposium for New York in August 2008. Clive Dym will be the Keynote Speaker for the DEC sessions. There will be over 8 sessions, including an attempt to revise the Young Design Engineer’s Paper Competition.
- A highlight for the DEC in 2007 was the Special Edition on Design Engineering Education in the Journal of Mechanical Design (July 2007). Clive Dym and Phil Doepker were co-editors of this special edition. Thanks to Mike McCarthy, the prior Editor of the Journal, for recognizing Design Education as a new contributor to research in mechanical design.
There will be changes within the committee in 2008. A new chair will be selected and new assignments will be made in a number of areas. Other steering committee positions available include Vice-Chair, Secretary/Treasurer, Conference Chair and Paper Reviews Chair. We are also seeking volunteers to take over the Honors and Awards leadership, paper reviews chair, and coordinator for the Young Design Engineer’s Paper Competition. Those interested in learning more about opportunities within the Design Education Committee are asked to contact Phil Doepker, Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineeing, University of Dayton, 300 College Park Dr. Dayton, OH, 45469. e-mail: doepker@udayton.edu.
Design for Manufacturing Committee
Jeffrey Herrmann, DFM Committee Chair
The primary activity of the DFM Technical Committee is organizing the Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle (DFMLC) Conference at the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences. In recent years, the conference organizers have worked to increase the scope of the papers presented at the conference, especially in the areas of design for environment and other life cycle concerns. Edward Morse (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) and Peter Sandborn (University of Maryland) organized the 2007 DFMLC conference. Fifty-two papers were submitted, and thirty-two were accepted. Vijay Srinivasan, an expert from IBM on product lifecycle management, was the plenary speaker. The DFM Technical Committee had an official meeting and an informal lunch during the meeting in Las Vegas. For the 2008 DFMLC conference in New York, Peter Sandborn will be the conference chair and Marcos Esterman (Rochester Institute for Technology) will be the papers chair.
The committee officers for 2007-2008 are Jeffrey W. Herrmann (Chair), Edward P. Morse (Vice-Chair), and Kazu Saitou (Secretary). The following persons are representing the DFM community as Associate Editors for ASME journals: Jeffrey W. Herrmann is an Associate Editor (Design for Manufacturing) for the Journal of Mechanical Design (JMD); and Satyandra K. Gupta is an Associate Editor (Computer Aided Product Development) for the Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering (JCISE). For more information, please contact Jeffrey W. Herrmann at 301-405-5433 or jwh2@umd.edu.
Design Theory and Methodology Committee
Michael J. Scott, DTM Committee Chair
The mission of the DTM Committee is to facilitate and enhance the development of design theories and the methods that grow from them.
For IDETC 2007 we received 94 papers, of which 54 were selected for presentation. The 2007 DTM Best Paper Award went to Dan Frey, Paulien Herder, Ype Wijnia, Eswaran Subrahmanian, Konstantinos Katsikopoulos and Don Clausing for their paper, “An Evaluation of the Pugh Controlled Convergence Method.” The Committee would like to thank Rob Stone and Li Shu for their able service as Conference Chair and Papers Chair, respectively. For IDETC 2008, Li Shu will serve as Conference Chair and Bob Paasch as Papers Chair.
2008 marks the Twentieth Annual Design Theory and Methodology Conference. A festive and reflective celebration -- "an exclusive DTM party at a NYC nightclub with dinner included" -- is planned for Tuesday evening during IDETC 2008 following our annual committee meeting. Conference attendees will be able to select the dinner in lieu of the usual awards luncheon as part of their conference registration. Watch for further details, which will be sent out as they are finalized, and also posted on the DTM conference website.
The DTM Committee welcomes the participation of all who are interested. For more information, visit the Committee’s website at http://function.basiceng.umr.edu/asmedtm
Fastening and Joining Committee
Endel V. Iarve, F&J Committee Chair
The F&J Technical Committee of Design Engineering Division serves ASME members and others who are interested in novel developments related to fastening, welding and adhesive joining of polymeric, metallic, ceramic and other advanced materials and structures. Particular areas of interest include design and manufacturing, cost-effective and rapid joining methods, nanotechnology and innovations in adhesive bonding, dynamic behavior and long term durability of joined structures, nondestructive evaluation and characterization, industrial applications and case studies, as well as many others. The committee sponsors symposiums with a specific theme at the annual International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. The theme for the 2008 IMECE in Boston, Massachusetts is “Joining Technologies for Advanced Materials and Structures.” The organizers for this symposium are Dr. Endel V. Iarve, Dr. Thomas J. Whitney of The University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton OH and Dr. Timothy Breitzman, Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB OH. The committee currently has about 12 active members and welcomes experts and distinguished researchers from industrial and academic fields to participate in the activities of the committee. If you are interested in joining the committee or need further information, please contact the Committee Chair: Dr. Endel Iarve, University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton OH 45469-0060, phone (937) 255-9094; fax (937) 258-8075; e-mail: endel.iarve@wpafb.af.mil.
Mechanisms and Robotics Committee
Vijay Kumar, M&R Chair
The M&R Committee has the mission of promoting advances in research and education in the theory, design and applications of mechanisms, machines, robots and mechatronic systems. Areas of interest include: kinematics and dynamics of mechanisms, analysis of robotic systems, design of cams, gears, transmissions, and linkages, bio-inspired machines, mechatronics, compliant mechanisms, and micro and nano machines. Our flagship conference is the Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, which is the largest conference in the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC). Our main journal, until this past year, was the Journal of Mechanical Design. In the coming years, the new Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics will be the central journal for this committee.
2007-08 was an active year for the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee. A summary of the main highlights follow:
- The committee was responsible for the oversight and organization of the 2007 Mechanisms and Robotics Conference which consisted of two keynote presentations, eight symposiums featuring 139 papers, and student design competitions.
- The committee recognized Dr. Charles Wampler, General Motors, with the DED Mechanisms and Robotics Committee Award for cumulative contributions to the field of mechanism design and theory.
- The committee worked hard on establishing a new journal focussed on its central mission. We are delighted to announce a new journal, The ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, with Dr. Mike McCarthy, University of California, Irvine, as the founding editor.
- The committee worked on a new website that reflects the breadth of our activities and the excitement in our community.
- The committee established a ASME Mechanisms & Robotics Video Web-Portal. Submissions to this YouTube channel can be made through our Video sub-committee website.
Multibody Systems and Nonlinear Dynamics Committee
Kurt Anderson, MSND Chair
The mission of the Technical Committee on MSND is to foster experimental, symbolic, computational and analytical activities pertaining to multibody systems and nonlinear dynamics and control and other related areas. The committee consists of members from academia and industry. One of the main activities of the committee is to organize the Biennial International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics and Control (ICMSNDC) at IDETC.
Last year two new members, Prof. Eric A. Butcher from New Mexico State University, and Prof. Dan Negrut from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, were elected to the technical committee. At the 6th ICMSNDC the D'Alembert Award for significant contribution to the field of Multibody Systems was presented to Professor Werner Schiehlen of University of Stuttgart. Similarly, the Lyapunov Awards for significant contribution to the field of Nonlinear Dynamics went to Professor Francis Moon of Cornell University.
At the upcoming 7th ICMSNDC, to be held in San Diego CA, a new student paper competition will be held. Students working in the fields of multibody systems, nonlinear dynamics and control are encouraged to submit papers to this competition. The student must appear as the first author on the paper to be considered.
Power Transmission and Gearing Committee
Ahmet Kahraman, PTG Committee Chair
The PTG Committee organized the 10th International ASME Power Transmission and Gearing Conference that was held as part of the 2007 IDETC in Las Vegas. A total of 116 papers were presented in 24 technical sessions by researchers from more than 20 countries. Various aspects of power transmission and gearing were covered, including the topics of gear design and analysis, gear strength and durability, gear dynamics and noise, gear manufacturing, gear tribology, lubrication, engineered surfaces and efficiency, transmissions, and other transmission components. The Buckingham Lecture was given by Mr. William Bradley of American Gear Manufacturers Association. The ASME PTG Darle W. Dudley Award was present to Professor Donald R. Houser of the Ohio State University at the PTG Conference dinner. This award is given once every four years as part of the International PTG Conference to honor a prominent power transmission and gearing researcher for his or her outstanding contributions to the field. The PTG Committee congratulates Dr. Houser for receiving this prestigious award.
The PTG Committee will meet in April 2008 in Detroit to work on several scheduled committee tasks. Among them, the Committee is planning to organize the next PTG Conference as part the 2009 IDETC. For more information on the PTG Committee and its forthcoming activities, please contact Dr. Ahmet Kahraman, kahraman.1@osu.edu or visit http://www.asmeptg.org/.
Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Technical Committee
Erol Sancaktar, RSAFP Committee Chair
The RSAFP Committee of the Design Engineering Division participated in 2007 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition with two sessions. The 10 papers presented included contributions from the U.S., Japan and Nigeria. The RSAFP Committee also had four sessions at the 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences. The 21 papers presented included contributions from the U.S., Japan, China and the U.K.
Vehicle Design Committee
Corina Sandu, VDC Vice-Chair
The VDC promotes innovative analytical, computational, and experimental investigations in control, dynamics, and design of full vehicle systems and their subassemblies. Our members perform fundamental research, applied research, and successful technology implementations for light and heavy vehicle design, modeling, and validation.
In 2007 VDC organized the 9th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies (AVTT), for the first time as part of the 2007 ASME IDETC. The conference consisted of seven technical sessions and attracted high quality technical publications and presentations. Professor Imtiaz Haque has been recognized for his outstanding service as Vice-Chair of the Vehicle Design Committee (1998-2005) of the Design Engineering Division. Assistant Professor Corina Sandu has been recognized for her outstanding service as Program Chair of the 9th International Conference on AVTT, IDETC/CIE 2007. Professor Moustafa El-Gindy has been recognized for his outstanding contribution as the VDC chair and as Conference Chair of the 9th International Conference on AVTT, IDETC/CIE 2007.
In 2008 VDC elected as its new committee chair Dr. Brian Gilmore. Dr. Gilmore has been a vice-chair of VDC for several years. He brings to VDC his industrial perspective given by years of experience working at John Deere. Professor Corina Sandu from Virginia Tech will continue to serve as the vice-chair of the committee, and as the Conference Chair of the 10th and 11th AVTT. Professor Mohammad Elahinia from University of Toledo has been elected as VDC secretary and treasurer, and he will serve as the Program Chair of the 10th and 11th AVTT.
VDC is organizing the 10th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies (AVTT) under the 2008 ASME IDETC. The Conference will consist of five symposia for a total of ten sessions in the areas of: vehicle systems design; vehicle systems product development; vehicle design tools to enhance safety, health, and ergonomics; multibody systems modeling and validation for vehicle dynamics applications; vehicle systems dynamics and control; and nonconventional, energy efficient, and environmental friendly vehicles. New in 2008 will be two Best Paper Awards to be conferred at the conference, based on the evaluation of the technical papers accepted at the conference by committees chaired by Dr. Ming Cao and Professor Massimiliano Gobbi. The two awards will be: “2008 AVTT Best Paper Award for Excellence in Energy Efficient Powertrain Systems Research”, sponsored by General Motors, and “2008 AVTT Best Paper Award for Excellence in Testing and Experimental Vehicle Dynamics Research”, sponsored by Kistler Instruments. Each award will consist of a plaque and a $1,000 check provided by the sponsor.
VDC continues to explore new ways to increase industry participation at its events and to encourage and support the direct exchange of scientific ideas between researchers in academia and industry.
Vibration and Sound Committee
George T. Flowers, TCVS Chair
TCVS provides leadership for promoting research and disseminating knowledge in all areas related to mechanical vibration, acoustics, dynamics and controls. The TCVS membership consists of representatives from academia, government, and industry. One of its main activities is the organization of the Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, which is a part of the odd-year ASME IDETC. In addition, TCVS sponsors reviewed paper sessions, lectures and panel sessions at the annual IMECE and other conference venues. Further activities on disseminating information include interacting with the ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics on a twice per year basis when it presents its report to the committee.
TCVS sponsored sessions for one track at the 2007 IMECE. These sessions were for the “Mechanical Systems and Control” track and were organized by Albert Luo, Carol Mei and Douglas Adams. A total of 243 final drafts were accepted for the Mechanical Systems and Control track.
The committee is also involved with several 2008 IMECE activities organized by members and friends of TCVS. These are:
- Ahmed Al-Jumaily is organizing the Biomedical and Biotechnology Track (sponsored by the Design and Bioengineering Divisions).
- Albert Luo is organizing the Mechanical Systems and Control Track (sponsored by the Design Engineering Division).
- The Mechanical Systems and Control Track of the Symposium on Nonlinear Dynamics, Control, and Stochastic Mechanics is being organized by Bogdan Epureanu, Marco Amabili , and We-Chau Xie.
- The Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Fluids Track of the Symposium on Nonlinear Dynamics, Control, and Stochastic Mechanics is being organized by Bogdan Epureanu, Marco Amabili, and We-Chau Xie.
- The Mechanical Systems and Control Track of the Symposium on Optimization in Studying Nonlinear Phenomena is being organized by Liming Dai, Reza Nakhaie Jazar, and Huayong Zhang
- The Mechanical Systems and Control Track of the Symposium on Dynamics, Acoustics and Simulations is being organized by Albert Luo and Hamid Hamidzadeh.
TCVS is co-Sponsoring the Nonlinear Dynamics and Passive/Adaptive (NDPAC) Symposium at the new ASME Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures, and Intelligent Systems (SMASIS) Conference to be held at the Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City, MD (just outside Baltimore) on October 28 – 30. The NDPAC symposium is chaired by TCVS Vice-Chair Chris Rahn, and the organizing committee includes TCVS members Nader Jalili, Brian Mann, and Jiong Tang and TCVS friend Hans DeSmidt. The symposium focuses on the dynamics and controls aspects of smart structures and their applications. Manuscripts are solicited that include modeling, analysis, control, and experiments for active/passive dynamic and static structural systems in the presence of dissipative, gyroscopic, or nonlinear effects. The conference website is located at http://www.asmeconferences.org/SMASIS08.
The 21st Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB), which is also the 40th anniversary of the VIB conference, was successful held at IDETC 2007. H. S. Tzou served as the Conference Chair and Nader Jalili served as the Program Chair. It covered topics from traditional areas to emerging technologies, e.g., active/passive vibration control, wave propagation and acoustics, nonlinear dynamics, optimization and reliability of mechanical systems, smart material systems, biomedical applications, rotor dynamics, engine and powertrain dynamics, and dynamics of MEMS and NEMS. The 2007 VIB conference consisted of 255 papers (selected from 269 draft papers and 281 abstracts), 22 symposia, 55 technical/poster sessions, and 2 keynote speakers: Dr. Daniel Inman delivered the Vibration Conference keynote and Dr. Fredric F. Ehrich delivered a keynote at the TCVS/VIB Awards Dinner.
Planning for the 22nd Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise is also well underway and has been undertaken by Kurt Anderson and George Flowers, who will serve as the co-chairs for the meeting. It will be a part of the 2009 ASME IDETC.
TCVS is also responsible for the selection of the J.P. Den Hartog awardee, given to an individual in recognition of lifetime contributions to the teaching and practice of vibration engineering, and the N.O. Myklestad awardee, given to an individual in recognition of a major innovative contribution to vibration engineering. The 2007 Den Hartog and Myklestad recipients were Daniel Inman and Kon-Well Wang, respectively. The awards were presented during the 2007 IDETC.
The TCVS interacts with a number of other committees and divisions, with liaisons to the Noise Control and Acoustics Division (Hambric), Applied Mechanics Division – Dynamic Systems and Structures Committee, Applied Mechanics Review, Aerospace Division – Adaptive Structures Committee, Design Engineering Division – Power Transmission and Gearing Committee, and International Activities Committee. TCVS also has liaisons to the Dynamic Systems and Control Division, Micro and Nano Systems Committee, and Multibody and Nonlinear Dynamics.
Members and friends interested in getting more information or participating in the activities of TCVS are invited to visit our web page at: http://divisions.asme.org/ded/tcvs/tcvs%20pages/Home.html or contact Professor George Flowers, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 201 Ross Hall, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 ; phone (334) 844-3330; fax (334) 844-3307; e-mail:flowegt@auburn.edu.
Honors and Awards
Joseph K. Davidson, H&A Committee Chair
Georges M. Fadel, incoming H&A Committee Chair
The following people received ASME Society Awards at the 2007 IDETC:
- Dr. Steven Velinsky, University of California, Davis: Machine Design Award “for research contributions in the mechanical design field, including applied work on the development of machine elements and robotic systems for highway operations; and for professional leadership with ASME’s Design Engineering Division and Systems & Design Group;” and
- Dr. Panos Y. Papalambros, University of Michigan, Ruth & Joel Spira Outstanding Design Educator Award for “significant contributions in establishing engineering design as a recognized discipline, advocating and propagating mathematical optimization as a practical design and product-development method, and integrating classical engineering intuition and modern analysis in team-oriented, open-ended design education.”
As we look forward to 2009, the DED H&A Committee asks that you identify a qualified candidate for an award and submit a nomination. The deadline for receipt of nomination materials is January 15 for the Spira and Machine Design Awards, and March 1 for the other awards; it is helpful in planning when a potential nominator gives some early notice about a nomination to the Chair of the DED H&A Committee. The ASME Society Awards include the Machine Design Award and the Spira Outstanding Design Educator Award. Division Awards include the Robert E. Abbot, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Ralph Barnett-Carl Uzgiris Awards. In addition, there are several Division-Committee awards that are administered by the different technical committees within the DED. Information about these awards, and greater detail about the above-listed ones, is available within the ASME website, along with the nominating procedures and forms. For something specific, please feel free to contact Georges Fadel at fgeorge@clemson.edu or at (864)656-5620.
Student Affairs Committee
Matt Parkinson, SA Committee Chair
We are committed to integrating students into the ASME DED community. In particular we would like the students to become aware of the breadth of research activities in the DED and familiar with the people conducting them. The IDETC in August will feature special activities geared towards providing opportunities for students to get involved. I encourage students to take advantage of these activities, and I encourage faculty and industry participants to reach out to students and welcome mentoring opportunities, which will be most successful if they are reinforced by faculty and industry participants.
The committee wishes to thank Pierre Larochelle, Drew Murray, and Jim Schmiedeler, our predecessors, for their excellent and longstanding efforts.
Systems and Design Group Committee
Kenneth Waldron, S&D Chair
The Technical Communities Operating Board is completing a reorganization that puts infrastructure in place to replace many of the functions of the old Council on Engineering that have been uncovered in the three or so years since the Society moved to its current configuration. The new structure includes a set of operating boards and committees to cover functions important to our divisions, like journals, conferences and honors and awards. Further, the ASME Publications Committee, Conferences Committee, and Congress Steering Committee are being moved from the Programs and Activities Operating Board to the Technical Communities Operating Board. What this means is that the volunteer functions with which our divisions are most concerned will be accountable to the same operating board as the technical groups. If the above seems confusing, remember that under the “new” organization the divisions are organized into groups. The Design Engineering Division is in the Systems and Design Group that I currently lead. The groups are organized under the Technical Communities Operating Board (TCOB). The chair of that operating board is Vice President Dan Segalman. The TCOB, in turn, is one of several operating boards that come under Knowledge and Communities, led by Senior Vice President Rich Laudenat. Over the past three years it had become apparent that there was a weakness in the new organization at the group and Technical Communities levels. The divisions were largely cut loose to fend for themselves, and many important functions were not getting done. That is the motivation behind the current activity.
My term as Technical Leader of the Systems and Design Group ends June 30th, 2008. My successor will be Joe Beaman, who was elected at the Operating Board meeting at Congress in Seattle. Two members-at-large of the Operating Board were also elected. They are Bharat Bhushan, who will be in his second term on the board, and Nejat Olgac. I wish them every success in the coming three years.
Publicity and Newsletter
Jeremy J. Michalek, P&N Committee Chair
The wiki edition of the 2008 ASME DED Newsletter is available again this year for DED members to add updates and additional information that did not fit into the print edition. Following the wiki spirit, all DED members with news to share are encouraged to contribute content to the wiki edition, which will remain as a living document for updates during the 2008-2009 year. Members can also sign up to receive email or RSS alerts when new information is posted. Development of the Design Decisions Wiki is a component of my NSF CAREER award, and I will be working in the coming years to make the wiki a useful resource for research and education in our community. The wiki already has over 350 pages of content, 170 registered users, and 100,000 page views, and it has been used interactively by instructors and students in several courses. Over 40 faculty, students, and other researchers have added themselves to the researchers page. I hope to see more faculty and students use and contribute to the wiki in the coming years. If you have suggestions on how I can make the wiki more useful to our community, please let me know or simply take a lead in editing the content directly. For more information, visit http://ddl.me.cmu.edu/ddwiki/index.php/DED_Newsletter or contact the Committee Chair, Professor Jeremy Michalek, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University; (412)268-3765; jmichalek@cmu.edu.
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