... very broad applications in a variety of fields, including military reconnaissance, geological exploration and rescue operations. In this paper, a high folding ratio, flexible, and compact extensible continuum arm is designed using a novel combination of parallel and deployable mechanisms. We present...

... mechanical network provide convenience for the TFS Bricard linkage's engineering application. threefold-symmetric Bricard linkage networking method double-layer mechanical network deployable mechanism folding and origami mechanism design Threefold-symmetric (TFS) Bricard linkage, which has...

... Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee of ASME for publication in the J ournal of M echanisms and R obotics . 03 10 2018 25 07 2019 01 08 2019 02 08 2019 threefold-symmetric Bricard linkage deployable mechanism mobility mechanical network The Bricard...

...] Xu , Y. D. , Chen , L. L. , Liu , W. L. , Yao , J. T. , Zhu , J. L. , and Zhao , Y. S. , 2018 , “ Type Synthesis of the Deployable Mechanisms for the Truss Antenna Using the Method of Adding Constraint Chains ,” ASME J. Mech. Rob. , 10 ( 4 ), p. 041002 . 10.1115/1.4039341...

...Vishal Ramadoss; Dimiter Zlatanov; Xilun Ding; Matteo Zoppi; Shengnan Lyu There has been an increasing interest in design and construction of deployable mechanisms (DMs) with multiple degrees of freedom (DOFs). This paper summarizes a family of deployable mechanisms that approximates a series...