ASME Design Engineering Division Newsletter 2009
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+ | The Mechanisms and Robotics 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 linkages, cams, gears, transmissions, bio-inspired machines, mechatronics, compliant mechanisms, and micro and nano machines. | ||
+ | The flagship conference for this committee is the Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, which is the largest conference in the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC). | ||
+ | The main journal for this committee is the Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. (In recent years, it was the Journal of Mechanical Design). | ||
+ | This past year, 2008-2009, was another very active year for the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee. A summary of the main highlights are as follows: | ||
+ | • The committee was responsible for the oversight and organization of the 2008 Mechanisms and Robotics Conference which consisted of keynote presentations, symposiums featuring technical papers, and student design competitions. | ||
+ | • The committee recognized Dr. Clément Gosselin, Director of the Robotics Laboratory at Laval University, Canada, with the DED Mechanisms and Robotics Committee Award for cumulative contributions to the field of mechanism design and theory. | ||
+ | • The Mechanisms and Robotics committee has worked diligently on establishing a new journal which would focus on the central mission of the committee. The new journal is entitled the ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, with Dr. J. Michael McCarthy, University of California, Irvine, as the founding editor. The first volume of this journal appeared in February of this year. | ||
+ | • The committee established a new website wiki site that reflects the breadth of our activities and the excitement that exists in our community. The server is provided by the University of Pennsylvania through Professor Vijay Kumar. An alternative address for the website is http://alliance.seas.upenn.edu/~asmemr/cgi-bin/pmwiki/index.php?n=Main.HomePage. It is now possible to have several people (or all of the committee members) to update the content of this site. | ||
+ | • The committee has also established a ASME Mechanisms & Robotics Video Web-Portal. Submissions to this YouTube channel can be made through Video sub-committee website. | ||
==Multibody Systems and Nonlinear Dynamics Committee== | ==Multibody Systems and Nonlinear Dynamics Committee== |
Revision as of 15:22, 27 March 2009
Welcome to the draft wiki edition of the 2009 issue of the ASME Design Engineering Division Newsletter.
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DED Executive
Message from the Chair
Kazem Kazeronian, Design Engineering Division Chair
Message from the Past Chair
Judy Vance, Immediate Past DED Chair
Conference Reports
IDETC/CIE 2008 Report
Souran Manoochehri, 2008 IDETC/CIE Conference General Chair
IDETC/CIE 2009
Kurt Anderson2009 IDETC/CIE General Conference Co-Chair
George Flowers2009 IDETC/CIE General Conference Co-Chair
IDETC/CIE 2010 Announcement and Call for Papers
2010 IDETC/CIE General Conference Chair
Journal Activity Reports
The Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics
Subhash C. Sinha, JCND Editor
The Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering
Jami J. Shah, JCISE Editor
The Journal of Mechanical Design
Panos Papalambros, JMD Editor
The Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics
J. Michael McCarthy, JMR Editor
The Journal of Medical Devices
Arthur G. Erdman, JMeD Co-Editor
Gerald E. Miller, JMeD Co-Editor
The Journal of Vibrations and Acoustics
Kon-Well Wang, JVA Editor
Committee Reports
Fellows Nominating Committee
Richard A. Hirsch, Fellows Nominating Committee Chair
Design Automation Committee
Frank Liou, DAC Chair
Design Education Committee
Gul Kremer, DEC Chair
Design for Manufacturing Committee
Edward P. Morse, DFM Committee Chair
Design Theory and Methodology Committee
Michael J. Scott, DTM Committee Chair
Fastening and Joining Committee
Endel V. Iarve, F&J Committee Chair
Mechanisms and Robotics Committee
Gordon R. Pennock, M&R Chair
The Mechanisms and Robotics 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 linkages, cams, gears, transmissions, bio-inspired machines, mechatronics, compliant mechanisms, and micro and nano machines.
The flagship conference for this committee is the Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, which is the largest conference in the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC).
The main journal for this committee is the Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. (In recent years, it was the Journal of Mechanical Design).
This past year, 2008-2009, was another very active year for the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee. A summary of the main highlights are as follows:
• The committee was responsible for the oversight and organization of the 2008 Mechanisms and Robotics Conference which consisted of keynote presentations, symposiums featuring technical papers, and student design competitions.
• The committee recognized Dr. Clément Gosselin, Director of the Robotics Laboratory at Laval University, Canada, with the DED Mechanisms and Robotics Committee Award for cumulative contributions to the field of mechanism design and theory.
• The Mechanisms and Robotics committee has worked diligently on establishing a new journal which would focus on the central mission of the committee. The new journal is entitled the ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, with Dr. J. Michael McCarthy, University of California, Irvine, as the founding editor. The first volume of this journal appeared in February of this year.
• The committee established a new website wiki site that reflects the breadth of our activities and the excitement that exists in our community. The server is provided by the University of Pennsylvania through Professor Vijay Kumar. An alternative address for the website is http://alliance.seas.upenn.edu/~asmemr/cgi-bin/pmwiki/index.php?n=Main.HomePage. It is now possible to have several people (or all of the committee members) to update the content of this site.
• The committee has also established a ASME Mechanisms & Robotics Video Web-Portal. Submissions to this YouTube channel can be made through Video sub-committee website.
Multibody Systems and Nonlinear Dynamics Committee
Kurt Anderson, MSND Chair
Power Transmission and Gearing Committee
Ahmet Kahraman, PTG Committee Chair
Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Technical Committee
Toshiyuki Sawa, RSAFP Committee Chair
Vehicle Design Committee
Brian Gilmore, VDC Vice-Chair
Vibration and Sound Committee
Chris Rahn, TCVS Chair
Honors and Awards
Georges M. Fadel, H&A Committee Chair
The following people received ASME Society Awards and Design Division Awards at the 2008 IDETC:
Dr. Alexander H. Slocum, MIT: Machine Design Award “for breakthrough machinery designs and technologies that have extended the limits of machine tools and systems, and for educating a generation of design engineers through his landmark books and innovative teaching;”
Dr. Kosuke Ishii, Stanford University, Ruth & Joel Spira Outstanding Design Educator Award for “leadership of the Stanford course series on Design for Manufacturability and for being extremely influential in the creation of similar courses at other universities. He has educated many students through the course series, both on campus, and at distant learning sites. A number of companies have licensed the courses for presentation in-house. He has also graduated many doctoral students who now teach the material in academia and industry..”
Dr. Krishna Gupta, Auburn University: Abbott Award “for his three decades of outstanding and distinguished service, his valuable leadership and his wisdom. He has generously devoted considerable time and effort to the Division’s success and welfare”
Dr. Kenneth Waldron, Stanford University: Abbott Award “for his innovative leadership and devoted service to the Division, to the international design engineering community, and the profession”.
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 February 1 for the Society and Division 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 information about the ASME DED awards is available within the ASME website, along with the nominating procedures and forms. For a specific question, please feel free to contact Georges Fadel at fgeorge@clemson.edu or at (864)656-5620.
Student Affairs & Early Career Committee
Matt Parkinson, SA Committee Chair
Systems and Design Group Committee
Kenneth Waldron, S&D Chair
Publicity and Newsletter
Jeremy J. Michalek, P&N Committee Chair
DED Executive Committee Roster
TO BE UPDATED:
July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 | |
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Vice Chair / Treasurer
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IDETC Executive
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Technical Committee Executive & IMECE
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Secretary
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NDEC Chair
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Past Chair
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Staff Support
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Newsletter Editor:
Jeremy J. Michalek
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and
Dept. of Engineering and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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F: (412)268-3348
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