On the Synthesis of Spatial RRSS Motion Generators with Prescribed Coupler Loads

This work extends the concepts and methodologies of Shen et al(1) and Al-Smadi et al(2) to synthesis of spatial RRSS motion generators with applied coupler loads. A general four-bar mechanism constraint that includes a coupler static load and a driver static torques is formulated using the principal...

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Main Authors: Kevin RUSSELL, Qiong SHEN, Wen-Tzong LEE, Raj S. SODHI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2009-08-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jamdsm/3/3/3_3_236/_pdf/-char/en
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Summary:This work extends the concepts and methodologies of Shen et al(1) and Al-Smadi et al(2) to synthesis of spatial RRSS motion generators with applied coupler loads. A general four-bar mechanism constraint that includes a coupler static load and a driver static torques is formulated using the principal of virtual work. This constraint is combined with the conventional RRSS motion generation model by Suh and Radcliffe(13) to form a nonlinear optimization problem from which RRSS mechanism solutions are calculated that approximate prescribed coupler poses and satisfy prescribed driver static torques for given coupler loads.
ISSN:1881-3054