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DED Executive

Message from the Chair

Ahmed Shabana, Design Engineering Division Chair

Ahmed Shabana Ph.D., Design Engineering Chair

The Design Engineering Division (DED), established in 1945, is one of the largest and most active divisions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). DED has the vision of "covering the art, science, and application of design engineering and to facilitate transfer of design engineering technology between industry, academes and government through programs and publications". Guided by this vision, DED has the mission to "develop, promote, encourage, and support its members and technical committees in their quest for technical excellence and professional success in their respective fields. DED provides the necessary processes and mechanisms to span new initiatives and identify emerging technologies through technical meetings, publications, and member interest activities".

DED publications, conferences and activities are sponsored by its dedicated volunteer members who contribute significantly to their society and ensure its success by serving in various DED technical committees. The division currently has the following 12 technical committees: (1) Design Automation, (2) Design Education, (3) Design for Manufacturing, (4) Design Theory and Methodology, (5) Fastening and Joining, (6) Mechanisms and Robotics, (7) Power Transmission and Gearing, (8) Reliability, Stress Analysis and Failure Prevention, (9) Vehicle Design, (10) Vibration and Sound, (11) Micro/Nano Systems, (12) Multibody Systems & Nonlinear Dynamics. These technical committees sponsor many of the division activities including conferences at the annual DED International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETCs) which has grown over the last few years to be one of the most successful ASME conferences, attracting a large number of eminent scholars, researchers and practicing engineers from academia and industry. This international meeting, which is organized by a group of dedicated volunteers and ASME staff members, will be held this year in San Diego, California. DED technical committees promote design engineering scientific research and transfer of technology by sponsoring several excellent journals that include (1) Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering (co-sponsored with CIE Division), (2) Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, (3) Journal of Mechanical Design, (4) Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, (5) Journal of Medical Devices (co-sponsored with Bioengineering Division), (6) Journal of Vibration & Acoustics. DED and its technical committee sponsor several prestigious awards that recognize eminent scientific contributions and dedicated member services. DED members who are interested in serving as members of the DED technical committees or become familiar with the committee activities and operations can visit the DED website: http://divisions.asme.org/ded/.

I would like to thank our outgoing Chair, Dr. Kazem Kazeronian for the dedicated service and skilful leadership. We were fortunate to have a very effective leader as Kzem who will continue his service to the division as the “Past Chair” of the DED Executive Committee. I would like also to thank Dr. Judy Vance, the outgoing Past Chair, for her excellent service to the division. Kazem and Judy’s mentorship and advice are very much appreciated. I look forward to working with a group of excellent volunteers, Drs. Hamid R. Hamidzadeh, (Buddy) W. Clark, Vijay Kumar, and Zissimios Mourelatos, who serve as members of the DED Executive Committee. I would like to welcome Drs. Kurt Anderson, Wei Chen, and George Fadel as the new members of the DED Executive Committee. DED operations and activities are supported by a group of dedicated ASME staff. I would like to thank all ASME staff who provided DED with the support needed. In particular I would like to thank Mr. Richard Ulvila, Ms. LaShion Pettiford, and Ms. Erin Dolan.

I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as the DED Chair, and I look forward to having another successful year for our division.

Ahmed A. Shabana

Design Engineering Division Chair

Message from the Past Chair

Kazem Kazeronian, Immediate Past DED Chair

Conference Reports

IDETC/CIE 2008 Report

Souran Manoochehri, 2008 IDETC/CIE Conference General Chair

IDETC/CIE 2009

Kurt Anderson 2009 IDETC/CIE General Conference Co-Chair

George Flowers 2009 IDETC/CIE General Conference Co-Chair
http://www.asmeconferences.org/IDETC09/index.cfm

San Diego Omni Hotel

San Diego Convention Center

On behalf of the ASME Design Engineering and Computers in Engineering Divisions, it is our great pleasure to invite you to attend and contribute to the ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE). It will take place August 30 - September 2, 2009, at the San Diego Convention Center in conjunction with the Omni San Diego Hotel. 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 2009 IDETC/CIE will include plenary sessions, keynote lectures, and tutorials on different topics related to engineering design. As of this date, 1442 papers have been submitted. A brief list of these conferences are:

• 22nd Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB)
  
• 29th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE)
  
• 2009 ASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA09)
  
• 7th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control (MSNDC)
  
• 35th Design Automation Conference (DAC)
  
• ASME Power Transmission and Gearing Conference (PTG)
  
• 20th Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Conference (RSAFP)
  
• 33rd Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MECH)
  
• 3rd International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems (MNS)
  
• 6th Symposium on International Design and Design Education (DEC)
  
• 21st International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM)
  
• 14th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC)
  

11th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies (AVTT)

Opening Reception – Evening at Petco Part with the Padres
The IDETC/CIE 2009 reception will consist of a barbeque (vegetarian options will be available) and a San Diego Padres baseball game (souvenir hats are planned), Monday evening August 31, 2009. Petco Park is immediately adjacent to the conference hotel (with a connecting “sky bridge”), so transportation shall not be an issue.

Enhancement of student participant experience
Matthew Parkinson of PSU has joined the conference organization effort and is aiding us in our effort to enhance the student experience. Current activities include, but are not limited to: Student breakfast; Student mixer/reception; Student scavenger hunt; Promotion of student involvement and attendance at awards luncheons (this includes subsidizing a block of student luncheon tickets as funds allow).

We look forward to seeing you in San Diego!

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

Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics

The Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics (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. Last year, Associate Editors Om Prakash Agrawal , Kurt S. Anderson, Olivier A. Bauchau , Hamid M. Lankarani , John J. McPhee and Ahmed A. Shabana were re-appointed to a second three year term to serve in the general area of multibody system dynamics. Professors Bala Balachandran, Alain Berlioz , Harry Dankowicz , Al Ferri , Christophe Pierre , Giuseppe Rega , Werner Schiehlen , Lawrie Virgin will also continue serving as Associate Editors in the areas related to dynamics and vibrations of nonlinear systems. Professor J. A. Tenreiro Machado of the University of Porto, Portugal has been appointed as an Associate Editor to deal with the papers related to fractional dynamics, robotics and control. Professors Dan Negrut and Olivier are working on a special issue of JCND on ‘Multidisciplinary High-performance Computational Multibody Dynamics’.

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. Please take a look at the journal web site http://journaltool.asme.org/Content/JournalDescriptions.cfm?journalId=21&Journal=CND. JCND is indexed in – Science Citation Index Expanded, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition and Current Contents/Engineering Computing and Technology starting from the very first issue of January 2006. 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.

Subhash C. Sinha, Editor

Email: ssinha@eng.auburn.edu

The Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering

Jami J. Shah, JCISE Editor

Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering

The Journal of Mechanical Design

Panos Papalambros, JMD Editor

Journal of Mechanical Design

The Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

J. Michael McCarthy, JMR Editor

Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

The Journal of Medical Devices

Arthur G. Erdman, JMeD Co-Editor

Gerald E. Miller, JMeD Co-Editor

Journal of Medical Devices

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 2009 issue will mark two full years 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

Journal of Vibration & Acoustics

The purpose of the Journal of Vibration and Acoustics (JVA) is to serve as a vehicle for the communication of original research results of permanent interest in all areas of vibration and acoustics. Papers published by the journal are full-length articles of considerate depth. The journal also presents Technical Briefs, which are intended to serve as a means for the rapid communication of recent developments in an abridged form. Examples of specific topic areas covered include, but not limited to: vibration of continuous and lumped parameter systems; linear and non-linear vibrations; random vibration; modal analysis; mechanical signatures; structural dynamics and control; vibration suppression; vibration isolation; passive and active damping; machinery dynamics; rotor dynamics and vibration; acoustic emission; noise control; machinery noise; structural acoustics; fluid-structure interaction; aeroelasticity; and flow induced noise and vibration.

We are increasing the number of Associate Editors (AEs) to maintain reasonable AE workload and reduce paper handling/review time. Recently, Professor Bogdan Epureanu from the University of Michigan, Professor Alan Palazzolo from Texas A&M, Professor Massimo Ruzzene from Georgia Tech, Professor Steve Shaw from the Michigan State University, Professor Tom Royston from the University of Illinois Chicago, and Professor Jiong Tang from the University of Connecticut were appointed as new associate editors.

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

Design Automation Committee

Frank Liou, 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 2008 ASME IDETC held in New York, NY, 174 papers were submitted to the Design Automation Conference, of which 126 papers were accepted. These papers were presented in 28 technical sessions in three parallel tracks at the conference. Dr. Byeng D. Youn (University of Maryland at College Park), his graduate students, Pingfeng Wang and Zhimin Xi, and Artemis Kloess (General Motors Corporation) received the Ford Motor Company Best Paper Award for their paper entitled, “Bayesian Reliability Analysis with Evolving, Insufficient, and Subjective Data Sets” (DETC2008-49663).

Our DAC Keynote Speaker, Dr. David Gorsich (U.S. Army TARDEC), shared his experiences and discussed the condition-based maintenance (CBM) and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) of ground vehicles. One industry panel was also held at the conference. Our Industry Liaison, Mr. Joe Donndelinger (General Motors Corporation), organized a panel of experts from industry who shared their experiences on the use of commercially available software solutions for automated design integration, analysis, and optimization in industrial settings. We continue to attract many applicants to serve on the DAC Executive Committee. In 2008, Dr. Kemper Lewis (University at Buffalo – SUNY) 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. Frank Liou (Missouri University of Science & Technology), Conference Chair Dr. Kazuhiro Saitou (University of Michigan), Program Chair Dr. Zissimos P. Mourelatos (Oakland University), and Industry Liaison Mr. David Dietrich (The Boeing Company). Dr. Timothy W. Simpson (Penn State 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

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

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. At the upcoming &th ICMSNDC the D'Alembert Award for significant contribution to the field of Multibody Systems will be presented to Professor Edward Haug (Emeritus) of University of Iowa. Similarly, the Lyapunov Awards for significant contribution to the field of Nonlinear Dynamics will go to Professor Philip Holmes of Princton University. The upcoming 7th ICMSNDC, to be held in San Diego CA, will hold a new student paper competition. 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. The MSND-TC is also closely affiliated with the ASME Journal of Computational and Nolinear Dynamics. Under the leadership for Professor Subhash Sinha, this journal is flourishing.

Power Transmission and Gearing Committee

Ahmet Kahraman, PTG Committee Chair

The primary activity of the PTG Committee is organizing the ASME Power Transmission and Gearing Conference at the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences. It organizes a larger-scale international conference every four years and a smaller mostly domestic conference in between. The committee is currently organizing one of its smaller conferences that will be held as part of the 2009 IDETC in San Diego. Dr. Ahmet Kahraman and Dr. Avinash Singh will serve as the Conference and Technical Program Chairs, respectively. A total of 48 papers have been received for this conference on topics such as design, dynamics, durability, manufacturing and tribology of gears and power transmission systems. A paper review committee has been formed for processing these draft papers. The PTG Committee met several times over the period of last six months to review and update the by-laws of the Committee that was in effect since early 1990s. The updated PTG by-laws have been posted on its newly designed website at http://www.asmeptg.org/ For more information on the PTG Committee and its forthcoming activities, please contact Dr. Ahmet Kahraman (kahraman.1@osu.edu) or visit our website at http://www.asmeptg.org/

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

Professor Chris Rahn

The Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound (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 related to disseminating information include biannual interactions with the ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics when the Editor reports to the committee. In 2008, TCVS co-sponsored the Nonlinear and Adaptive/Passive Controls (NDPAC) Symposium at the inaugural Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures, & Intelligent Systems Conference and had members and friends participating in IMECE. TCVS members Chris Rahn, Nader Jalili, Brian Mann, and Jiong Tang helped organize the NDPAC Symposium. At IMECE, TCVS members Bogdan Epureanu and Dumitru Carunthu organized sessions with over 100 papers. In 2009, TCVS is again sponsoring the vibrations conference at IDETC with former TCVS Chair George Flowers co-chairing the conference and TCVS member Dane Quinn as Technical Program Co-Chair. IDETC 2009 will be held in San Diego from August 30 to September 2 and over 200 papers have been accepted to the vibrations conference. For more information, please visit the TCVS web page at: http://divisions.asme.org/ded/Vibration_Sound.cfm or contact Professor Chris Rahn, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, 150A Hammond Building, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802; phone (814) 865-6237; fax (814) 863-7222; e-mail: cdrahn@psu.edu.

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

DDWiki

DED Executive Committee Roster

TO BE UPDATED:

Newsletter Editor:
Jeremy J. Michalek
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and
Dept. of Engineering and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
P: (412)268-3765
F: (412)268-3348
jmichalekcmu.edu

Links

• DED website
• Prior newsletters