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December 2016
ISSN 1942-4302
EISSN 1942-4310
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Research Papers
A Three-Spring Pseudorigid-Body Model for Soft Joints With Significant Elongation Effects
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061001.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4032862
Topics:
Deformation
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Elongation
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Errors
,
Optimization
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Springs
,
Stress
,
Deflection
,
Compliant mechanisms
Solving the Kinematics of the Planar Mechanism Using Data Structures of Assur Groups
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061002.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033666
Topics:
Algorithms
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Kinematics
,
Topology
A Task-Driven Unified Synthesis of Planar Four-Bar and Six-Bar Linkages With R- and P-Joints for Five-Position Realization
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061003.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033434
Topics:
Linkages
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End effectors
,
Algorithms
Dynamic Reconfiguration Manipulability for Redundant Manipulators
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061004.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033667
Topics:
Manipulators
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Redundant manipulators
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Torque
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Robots
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Dynamics (Mechanics)
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Shapes
Isotropic Compliance in E(3): Feasibility and Workspace Mapping
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061005.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4032408
Topics:
Manipulators
Configuration Robustness Analysis of the Optimal Design of Cable-Driven Manipulators
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061006.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033695
Topics:
Cables
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Design
,
Robots
,
Robustness
,
Optimization
Optimization of a Mobile Platform for a Wheeled Manipulator
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061007.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033855
Topics:
Manipulators
,
Optimization
,
Stability
,
Wheels
Design of Variable Stiffness Actuator Based on Modified Gear–Rack Mechanism
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061008.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034142
Topics:
Stiffness
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Deflection
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Gears
,
Actuators
Homotopy Directed Optimization to Design a Six-Bar Linkage for a Lower Limb With a Natural Ankle Trajectory
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061009.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034141
Topics:
Design
,
Linkages
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Optimization
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Trajectories (Physics)
Novel Design and Three-Dimensional Printing of Variable Stiffness Robotic Grippers
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061010.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033728
Topics:
Actuators
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Deflection
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Design
,
Stiffness
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Pressure
,
Additive manufacturing
,
Manufacturing
,
Grippers
Task-Based Optimal Design of Metamorphic Service Manipulators
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061011.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033665
Topics:
Anatomy
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Design
,
Manipulators
,
Robots
Qualitative Mobility Analysis of Wire Flexure Systems Using Load Flow Visualization
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061012.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033859
Topics:
Bending (Stress)
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Flow (Dynamics)
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Mechanical admittance
,
Stress
,
Wire
MAXFAS: Mechatronic Arm Exoskeleton for Firearm Aim Stabilization
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061013.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034015
Topics:
Cables
,
Exoskeleton devices
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Guns
,
Bracing (Construction)
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Motors
,
Design
Effects of Load Connection Form on Efficiency and Kinetics of Biped Walking
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061015.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034464
Topics:
Impulse (Physics)
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Stress
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Simulation
,
Statistical process control
,
Springs
Geometric Error Effects on Manipulators' Positioning Precision: A General Analysis and Evaluation Method
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061016.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034577
Topics:
Errors
,
Evaluation methods
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Manipulators
,
Manufacturing
,
Design
,
Architecture
,
Calibration
,
Degrees of freedom
,
Mechanical admittance
Design of a Multi-Arm Surgical Robotic System for Dexterous Manipulation
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061017.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034143
Topics:
Design
,
Isotropy
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Kinematics
,
Optimization
,
Robotics
,
Robots
,
Surgery
,
Surgical tools
Tolerance Design and Kinematic Calibration of a Four-Degrees-of-Freedom Pick-and-Place Parallel Robot
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061018.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034788
Topics:
Calibration
,
Design
,
Errors
,
Kinematics
,
Robots
,
Surface roughness
Kinematics of Origami Structures With Smooth Folds
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061019.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034299
Topics:
Deformation
,
Kinematics
,
Shapes
,
Simulation
,
Rotation
,
Modeling
,
Geometry
Simplified Kinematics for a Parallel Manipulator Generator of the Schönflies Motion
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061020.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034884
Topics:
Kinematics
,
Manipulators
,
Robots
,
Displacement
Spherical Hands: Toward Underactuated, In-Hand Manipulation Invariant to Object Size and Grasp Location
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061021.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034787
Topics:
Design
,
Kinematics
,
Grasping
,
Displacement
,
Rotation
,
Stability
,
Geometry
Mobility, Singularity, and Kinematics Analyses of a Novel Spatial Parallel Mechanism
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061022.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034886
Topics:
Kinematics
,
Mechanical admittance
,
Modeling
Research Papers
A Genderless Coupling Mechanism With Six-Degrees-of-Freedom Misalignment Capability for Modular Self-Reconfigurable Robots
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 061014.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034014
Topics:
Design
,
Robots
,
Mobile robots
,
Torque
,
Simulation
Technical Brief
A Fourier Descriptor-Based Approach to Design Space Decomposition for Planar Motion Approximation
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 064501.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033528
Topics:
Approximation
,
Design
,
Fittings
,
Linkages
,
Rotation
,
Algorithms
,
Errors
,
Curve fitting
Mobility and Kinematic Analysis of Foldable Plate Structures Based on Rigid Origami
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 064502.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034578
Synthesis of Constant Torque Compliant Mechanisms
J. Mechanisms Robotics. December 2016, 8(6): 064503.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034885
Topics:
Compliant mechanisms
,
Rotation
,
Torque
,
Splines
,
Interpolation
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