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Title: Design of Four, Six and Eight-bar Linkages for Rectilinear Movement
This paper examines the results of synthesis algorithms for four-, six-, and eight-bar linkages for rectilinear movement. Rec- tilinear movement is useful for applications such as suspensions that provide linear movement with out a rotation component. The algorithm yields one four-bar, seven six-bar, and 32 eight- bar linkages. The synthesis strategy begins with a task guided by a multi-degree of freedom chain. The algorithm computes constraints to guide the required movement with one degree-of- freedom. Each computed design is analyzed to ensure smooth movement through the specified set of task positions. Finally, we identify the design that has the least variation from a pure recti- linear movement.  more » « less
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1636017
NSF-PAR ID:
10110867
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Proceedings of the ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
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Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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