... presented in this paper represents one of the few practical examples available in the literature where systematic conceptual design procedures are presented. More specifically, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the very first application of systematic design methods to compostable packaging...

..., the following section introduces the design methods and tools used to develop the new gearbox concept, and to perform first feasibility evaluations. Figure 6. Schematic representation of the harmonic drive (1) x p = R cos ⁡ ( ϕ ) − R r cos ⁡ ( ϕ + θ ) − e cos...