Proceedings of ASME Int'l Design Engineering Tech Conf & Computers & Information in Engrg Conf:Vol 3 PARTS A&B, Vol. 3 Book

Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, September 4-7, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada. Printed collection of 131 full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers from the 19th 19th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, 1st International Conference on Micro and Nano Systems and 9th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies. Topics include: Part A-Collaborative Design and Design Education; Creativity, Innovation and Biological Models in Design; Design Behavior Study and Cognitive Modeling; Evaluation of Design Methods and Concepts; Function and Automation; Needs Understanding and Preference Identification; Product Architecture Design Methods; Risk Based Design; Sustainable and Flexible Product Development; Systems Engineering; Widely Applicable Techniques for Improving Design Practice in Industry; Applied Mechanics and Materials in Micro and Nanosystems; Bio-MEMS/NEMS. Part B-Dynamics and Control in MEMS/NEMS; Micro/Nano-Scale Sensors and Actuators; Micromechanisms and Micro/Nano Manipulation; Modeling and Simulation of MEMS/NEMS; Nano-Imprint Technology; Advances in Methods for Vehicle Systems Design and Control; Advances in Multibody Systems Modeling and Validation for Vehicle Dynamics Applications; Advances in Non-Conventional, Energy Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Vehicles; Advances in Vehicle Design Tools to Enhance Safety, Health, and Ergonomics; Advances in Vehicle Systems Dynamics and Control.