Heat-Activated Disassembly (2008)
This is a proof-of-concept prototype for a hear-reversible locator-snap system.
students
Mohammed Shalaby (ME)links
- Saitou, K., Shalaby, M., and Shu, L. H., 2008, “Bioanalogous Mechanical Joints for Authorized Disassembly,”CIRP Annals– Manufacturing Technology,57(1), pp. 149-15
- Shalaby, M. and Saitou, K., 2009, “Optimal Heat-Reversible Snap Joints for Frame-Panel Assembly in Auminum Space Frame Automotive Bodies,”International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing,1(3), pp. 302-317.
- Shalaby, M. and Saitou, K., 2009, “High-Stiffness, Lock-and-Key Heat-Reversible Locator-Snap Systems for the Design for Disassembly,”Transactions of ASME, Journal of Mechanical Design,131(4), pp. 041005-1 – 041005-9.