... provides direct insights into the mechanism’s parameters, encompassing both type and dimensions, thereby obviating the need for further interpretative steps common to the use of quaternions and kinematic mapping. In essence, the paper presents two main contributions: the development of a unified design...

... not well studied. For example, for given design tasks, there is very little in terms of principled approaches for synthesizing multi-link mechanisms with both kinematics and dynamics constraints as well as rigid and flexible components. In such scenarios, the physics could be modeled by (partial...

... are presented, and their implementation in a computer program called D _ 2 D detailed. Application examples include mechanism kinematics, vibrations, and optimizations. New ideas on plotting inequalities of two variables, damping ratio evaluation of single degree-of-freedom vibratory systems, and time ratio...

... and reconfigurability. They include standard locating elements, which set the part in a predefined spatial orientation by contacting its datum surfaces. In the computer-based design of a fixture, the layout of locators must be tested against two main sources of problems. Kinematic analysis verifies that any relative...

... input the required data to define a mechanism in a Web browser and then click a button for kinematic and dynamic analysis, graphical plotting, and animation for fourbar, crank-slider, geared fivebar, sixbar linkages and cam-follower systems. Examples are provided to illustrate its ease of use as well...

... algorithms for isomorphism identification despite its nondeterministic polynomial (NP) hard nature. First, based on the rearrangement of the vertexes in kinematic chains, the isomorphism identification of kinematic chains is transformed into a degree-reducible traveling salesman problem (TSP), so...

...Jianbing Huang, Member ASME; Chia-Hsiang Menq, Fellow, ASME In this paper, the concept of free motion subspace is introduced and utilized to characterize the special kinematic properties of regular surfaces, including planes, natural quadrics, and regular swept surfaces. Based on the concept...