SuperLEAR, conceptual machine design

Conceptual Design of a Gait Rehabilitation Robot

Gait rehabilitation using body weight support on a treadmill is a recommended rehabilitation technique for neurological injuries, such as spinal cord injury. In this paper, a new robotic orthosis is presented for treadmill training. In the presented design the criteria such as low inertia of robot components, backdrivability, high safety and degrees of freedom based on human walking are conside...

Development of a Design Tool for Conceptual Design Stages of Machine Tools

An integrated system for ultra precision machine tool design in conceptual and fundamental design stage

This paper presents an integrated system used for ultra precision machine tool (UPMT) design in conceptual and fundamental design stage. This system is based on the dynamics, thermodynamics and error budget theory. The candidate configurations of the machine tool are first selected from the configuration library or a novel configuration designed by the user, according to the functions of the ma...

Nature as a Source of Inspiration of Architectural Conceptual Design

From the beginning of creation, human being was surrounded by nature. Everything in nature is well organized and in harmony with the other parts of it. Through the history, nature has been always a source of inspiration for the human begin in different aspects of their life. Architecture as one of the remarkable features in every society cannot be separated from nature. In architecture design...

Conceptual Design for Assembly

This paper presents an approach to support computer-aided conceptual design of mechatronic assemblies in a collaborative, multi-user environment. We describe a system, Conceptual Understanding and Prototyping (CUP), that allows a team of design engineers, collaborating over the Internet, to develop a high-level structure-function-behavior (S-B-F) description of an assembly in a VRML-based virtu...