In this paper, a new Probabilistic Sensitivity Analysis (PSA) approach based on the concept
of relative entropy is proposed for design under uncertainty. The relative entropy based …

Health diagnosis of the rotating machinery can identify potential failure at its early stage and
reduce severe machine damage and costly machine downtime. In recent years, the adaptive …

'Robustness' is an important concept used in quality engineering for the improvement of
quality in a manufacturing process. A process which is insensitive to noise variation is called …

Robust mechanism synthesis minimizes the impact of uncertainties on the mechanism
performance. It has traditionally been performed by either a probabilistic approach or a worst …

Recent works introduced topology optimization in the design of robots, but the proposed
methodologies led to a local optimization of the performance. Moreover, most of …

The smallest, fastest, repeated-use movements are propelled by power-dense elastic
mechanisms, yet the key to their energetic control may be found in the latch-like …

In vitro electromechanical and biomechanical testing of articular cartilage provide critical
information about the structure and function of this tissue. Difficulties obtaining fresh tissue …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present a state‐of‐the‐art review of dimensional
tolerance synthesis and to demonstrate the evolution of tolerance synthesis from product to …

The robustness of a design has a major influence on how much the product's performance
will vary and is of great concern to design, quality, and production engineers. While …

Regional cooperation among water utilities can improve the robustness of urban water
supply systems to challenging and deeply uncertain futures. Through coordination …