Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical EngineeringCongress and Exposition, November 17-22, 2002, New Orleans,Louisiana. This collection of 95 full-length, peer-reviewedtechnical papers discusses the topics of vehicle technologies;acoustics; reliability; design for for manufacturing; designeducation. Sampling of table of contents: Multi-Domain TopologyOptimization for Vechicle Substructure Design; Vibration ofElevator Cables With Small Bending Stiffness; Finite Element StressAnalysis of Bolted Joint and an Estimation of Axial Bolt Force ;Shaping the Complexity of a Design; Achieving Quality Teaching andLearning Through Integrating Proper Research Activities inMechatronics Education. @By: Albert C.J. Luo, Hamid R. Hamidzadehet al